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Mission Viejo, CA vs Encinitas, CA

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- Encinitas spends 7.1% more per student than Mission Viejo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Encinitas than in Mission Viejo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Encinitas had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mission Viejo
 Mission Viejo, CAEncinitas, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%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 Encinitas    14 Reviews

I've lived in many different neighborhoods throughout San Diego over the years. They've all been coastal, from Pt. Loma, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, Solana Beach and  More

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Over 7 years ago

1. Horrible, nightmare traffic with lots of road rage drivers everywhere 2. Extremely high cost of living for small crappy houses / condos 3. Nothing to do, no  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in many locations across the United States and the Caribbean and Encinitas is on my top list of places to live. The people are easy going and the pace  More

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