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Vista, CA vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 10.1% less per student than Vista.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in Rochester than in Vista. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 16.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Vista

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 Vista, CARochester, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,358$14,702$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161$12,126$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,084$7,869$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6520.2116.23
 Students per Librarian187449264573
 Students per Counselor513435530
 Grade School Educ.12.0%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.81.3%94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%48.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%5.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%3.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Vista    21 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I bought a house in Vista, CA, and lived there since 2013-2017. My kids and I loved that area (Shadow Ridge). People are friendly, down-to-earth, not snobby. I would  More

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I've lived here 3 years and it has an unbeatable climate. Close to everything you could want. A renovated downtown and access to mass transit. Very nice place, friendly  More

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Truly a hidden gem - I was nervous after first moving since it seemed far from San Diego, but my concerns have been fully alleviated in just a couple months of time in  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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ZIPS IN VISTA, CALIFORNIA
92084 92083 92081
ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905

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