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Visalia, CA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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Highlights
- Mission Viejo spends 4.2% more per student than Visalia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Mission Viejo than in Visalia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Visalia
 Visalia, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor640  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  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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