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Salt Lake City, UT vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo spends 39.7% more per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Mission Viejo than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  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 12 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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