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Pine, AZ vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo spends 18.5% more per student than Pine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.0% higher in Mission Viejo than in Pine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pine
 Pine, AZMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,337  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor787  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Pine    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

My husband and I spent 5 fantastic years in Pine, Arizona. These were the happiest years of our lives. Pine, and neighboring Strawberry, AZ, have breathtaking  More

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Pine is situated very close to Phoenix and just south of Sedona, making it an accessible location. It's really a second home or vacation community. Pine has a lot going  More

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Reviews for Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 13 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i donĀ“t know  More

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