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Tallahassee, FL vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo spends 36.7% more per student than Tallahassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.5% higher in Mission Viejo than in Tallahassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tallahassee
 Tallahassee, FLMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 5 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  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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