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Mint Hill, NC vs Walnut Creek, CA

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Highlights
- Walnut Creek spends 20.5% more per student than Mint Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.0% higher in Walnut Creek than in Mint Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Walnut Creek had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mint Hill
 Mint Hill, NCWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Mint Hill    4 Reviews

This small downtown has such a great potential to really be a great small downtown. The town has recently made some decisions that make you want to pause to move here  More

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Going for ice cream at one of our local shops, then gathering at town hall for a summer concert…how does that sound? Mint Hill is a growing community SE of Charlotte in  More

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Over 17 years ago

Mint Hill is going to be the next Weddington, NC with the advantage of a quick commute to downtown Charlotte. The new housing developments are mostly in the 500,000  More

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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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