2025 Compare Cities Education:
Murrieta, CA vs Gilbert, AZ

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Highlights
- Gilbert spends 30.9% less per student than Murrieta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% lower in Gilbert than in Murrieta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gilbert had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Murrieta
 Murrieta, CAGilbert, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 2 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  More

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Reviews for Gilbert    42 Reviews

Gilbert should be compared to the Midwest in the sense that despite the size of the buildings being 5 stories tall in Mixed Use Areas, it retains the small town feeling,  More

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My Dad lives in Gilbert and i live nearby due to proximity of Mesa and visit Gilbert a lot. I can definitely say Gilbert is a hidden gem of a town that knows how to  More

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The reason I chose to write a review is because, while a few were indeed quite concise & accurate (looking at you, J.T.), some were astonishingly biased and/or isolated  More

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