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Los Altos, CA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo spends 17.0% less per student than Los Altos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% higher in Mission Viejo than in Los Altos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Altos
 Los Altos, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  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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