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Murrieta, CA vs Leander, TX

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Highlights
- Leander spends 17.5% less per student than Murrieta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.0% lower in Leander than in Murrieta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leander had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Murrieta

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 Murrieta, CALeander, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,296$12,613$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853$8,918$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,941$5,560$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.3614.0116.23
 Students per Librarian2495310934573
 Students per Counselor526415530
 Grade School Educ.3.3%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%3.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.8%94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.1%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.8%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.5%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 1 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 Leander    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 10 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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ZIPS IN MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA
92563 92562
ZIPS IN LEANDER, TEXAS
78641

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