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New York, NY vs Costa Mesa, CA

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- Costa Mesa spends 19.0% less per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 82.0% higher in Costa Mesa than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Costa Mesa had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYCosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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