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Hesperia, CA vs Murrieta, CA

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- Murrieta spends 4.2% more per student than Hesperia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% higher in Murrieta than in Hesperia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murrieta had 18.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hesperia
 Hesperia, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Hesperia    4 Reviews

I’ve lived here on and off, most of my life. Grew up up in Hesperia, left for college and now am raising my kids here to be close to family. While the weather is nice  More

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Over 8 years ago

I love Hesperia is very peaceful I move to Hesperia because I was tired of the city traffic, noise and just the running around and having no time for anything. If you  More

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I've lived in Hesperia for 1 year and moved from Riverside (down the hill). Big mistake. Since then, I've needed emergency services at the hospital. My health  More

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Reviews for Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 2 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  More

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