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Monterey Park, CA vs La Habra, CA

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Highlights
- La Habra spends 12.3% less per student than Monterey Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in La Habra than in Monterey Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Habra had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Monterey Park
 Monterey Park, CALa Habra, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Monterey Park    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived and raised three children in Monterey Park since 1997. I chose to live here because it is a small and quiet town within range of busy LA. The city has a low  More

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Over 18 years ago

Monterey park is not a bad place to live especially if you are Asian, I'm not...but It's a safe area to live in, in L.A. only 8 minutes to downtown very close to  More

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Reviews for La Habra    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

La Habra tax rate is  More

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Over 17 years ago

The good thing about living in La Habra - you are next to  More

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Over 20 years ago

The cost of housing is very high. It seems that unless you have been a homeowner for at least 5 years, getting into a home is very difficult because the cost is so  More

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