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Mission Viejo, CA vs Castle Pines, CO

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- Castle Pines spends 16.9% less per student than Mission Viejo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% lower in Castle Pines than in Mission Viejo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castle Pines had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mission Viejo
 Mission Viejo, CACastle Pines, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9144573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
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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Reviews for Castle Pines    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Great place to  More

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The weather in this part of CO is absolutely wonderful. This is largely due to the altitude and lack of humidity. It can be 32 degrees and not feel cold. One day may  More

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