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Mission Viejo, CA vs Mountain View, CA

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Highlights
- Mountain View spends 20.4% more per student than Mission Viejo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% lower in Mountain View than in Mission Viejo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain View had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mission Viejo
 Mission Viejo, CAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.3%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 13 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 Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

It’s  More

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 16 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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