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Rancho Mirage, CA vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 29.3% more per student than Rancho Mirage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.8% lower in Austin than in Rancho Mirage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rancho Mirage
 Rancho Mirage, CAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Rancho Mirage    3 Reviews

There are some commendable features in the city. The roads are in much better shape than surrounding towns. The road verge along city maintained streets has an  More

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Over 10 years ago

I received my property tax bill the other day. I was surprised to see it had increased by nearly two thousand dollars. I called the county and was told that the value of  More

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We chose Rancho Mirage for its centrality in the Inland Empire. With a populaltion under 20,000, it has a small community feel. However, it is surrounded by some  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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