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Tustin, CA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced spends 6.2% less per student than Tustin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Merced than in Tustin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 15.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tustin
 Tustin, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Tustin    8 Reviews

There's no excitement in Tustin. Totally sleepy hollow place. Good  More

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I grew up in Tustin. The major pro is it has a small town feel with access to many choices of shops and restaurants. Don't let these negative Nancys fool you the  More

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Over 17 years ago

This is a great area for road cycling. Many streets have bike lanes, there are off-road bike paths going down to the beach, and the weather is great most of the year.   More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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