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Rohnert Park, CA vs Murrieta, CA

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- Murrieta spends 9.2% less per student than Rohnert Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% higher in Murrieta than in Rohnert Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murrieta had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rohnert Park
 Rohnert Park, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Rohnert Park    7 Reviews

We moved here from Marin County, and have found Rohnert Park to be far superior for many reasons. There is much less traffic, far better local restaurants (from gourmet  More

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If Rohnert Park was a person, it would be your little brother who got into drugs early in life, but made a solid comeback and now lives a solidly lower middle class life  More

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I'm a native Californian and have lived here most of my life - save for about a year total in Eugene, Oregon, two separate times. I've lived in Southern, Central, and  More

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Reviews for Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 3 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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