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Mission Viejo, CA vs Knoxville, TN

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- Knoxville spends 36.6% less per student than Mission Viejo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.3% lower in Knoxville than in Mission Viejo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Knoxville had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mission Viejo
 Mission Viejo, CAKnoxville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,689$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,615$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7134573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 don´t know  More

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Reviews for Knoxville    122 Reviews

What’s not to like? Friendly folks, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, trees, amazing southern cuisine. Minimal traffic, solid museums, kid friendly everything, great  More

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I lived in Knoxville for 3 years and still go there to see a doctor of mine until my treatment is over. You could not pay me to return to Knoxville now that I foster  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my second residence in Knoxville and I'm loving my return after a 30 year absence. I love the city and county and the atmosphere surrounding them. What's not to  More

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