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Murrieta, CA vs McKinney, TX

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Highlights
- McKinney spends 2.6% less per student than Murrieta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.1% lower in McKinney than in Murrieta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McKinney had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Murrieta
 Murrieta, CAMcKinney, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 3 years ago

Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of  More

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We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We  More

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I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York  More

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