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Mission Viejo, CA vs Lake Stevens, WA

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- Lake Stevens spends 16.0% more per student than Mission Viejo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% lower in Lake Stevens than in Mission Viejo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Stevens had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mission Viejo
 Mission Viejo, CALake Stevens, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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