2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hinsdale, IL vs Murrieta, CA

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Highlights
- Murrieta spends 30.5% less per student than Hinsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.9% higher in Murrieta than in Hinsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murrieta had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hinsdale
 Hinsdale, ILMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Hinsdale    4 Reviews

Have lived here for five years and here are my observations (from both first-hand and anecdotal experiences): Pros-lovely town, homes and yards well-kept, downtown  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hinsdale is a pretty Chicago suburb. It is an affluent community blessed with top rated schools. I'm sure there are lots of very nice people living there, yet the very  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hinsdale is a first class town West of Chicago with nice little shops and very low crime rate. The schools are generally rated among the best in  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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