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Iowa City, IA vs Temecula, CA

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- Temecula spends 13.8% less per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 68.3% higher in Temecula than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Temecula had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IATemecula, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for Temecula    43 Reviews

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for about 69 years and it’s great. Way better than Murrieta. Temecula has stuff to do unlike Murrieta. Temecula has wineries and a  More

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I’ve owned in San Diego, Oceanside, Carlsbad, Big Bear, and now Temecula in both 2010-2013 & 2020-2022. This city is absolutely amazing, it is at the edge of San Diego  More

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The mountains/hills are pretty, and it is less expensive than Los Angeles. There is next to nothing to do here if you aren't a Baby Boomer or a kid. However, it is a  More

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