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Menlo Park, CA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo spends 23.9% less per student than Menlo Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% higher in Mission Viejo than in Menlo Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Menlo Park
 Menlo Park, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  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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