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Murrieta, CA vs Mount Airy, NC

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Highlights
- Mount Airy spends 21.8% less per student than Murrieta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.4% lower in Mount Airy than in Murrieta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Airy had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Murrieta
 Murrieta, CAMount Airy, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,955$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,201$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8364573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  More

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