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Issaquah, WA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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Highlights
- Mission Viejo spends 23.9% less per student than Issaquah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% higher in Mission Viejo than in Issaquah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Issaquah
 Issaquah, WAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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Reviews for Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i donĀ“t know  More

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