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Murrieta, CA vs Port Orchard, WA

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Highlights
- Port Orchard spends 15.6% more per student than Murrieta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% lower in Port Orchard than in Murrieta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Orchard had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Murrieta
 Murrieta, CAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%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.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 6 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 12 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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