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Lake Oswego, OR vs Murrieta, CA

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- Murrieta spends 18.3% less per student than Lake Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.9% higher in Murrieta than in Lake Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murrieta had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Oswego
 Lake Oswego, ORMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  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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