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Roseville, CA vs Costa Mesa, CA

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- Costa Mesa spends 1.4% less per student than Roseville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Costa Mesa than in Roseville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Costa Mesa had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Roseville
 Roseville, CACosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,263  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor676  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Roseville    18 Reviews

Roseville, Ca is a nice place to live but you have to be able to afford it. It is at least 40% more expensive to live here than most places. It is cram packed with  More

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Cost of living is high and getting higher like everywhere else. I can't afford to live in CA anymore. People are nice  More

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Over 10 years ago

Roseville is an very nice small/medium sized city; a suburb of Sacramento, which is not (a nice city). Sacramento is a toilet. Roseville is clean, moderately  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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