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Laguna Hills, CA vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 92.4% more per student than Laguna Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.5% lower in Boston than in Laguna Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Laguna Hills
 Laguna Hills, CABoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Laguna Hills    6 Reviews

We have lived in Orange County since the 70’s and moved to Laguna Hills in 1999. Since then our 1800 square foot house purchased for $300K has appreciated to over $700K.  More

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We have lived in Orange County since the 70’s and moved to Laguna Hills in 1999. Since then our 1800 square foot house purchased for $300K has appreciated to over $700K.  More

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I have been a resident of Laguna Hills since 1994. When I moved here it was actually less expensive than the Long Beach area where I was living. Now it is more expensive  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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