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Aurora, CO vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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Highlights
- Sierra Vista spends 29.2% less per student than Aurora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% higher in Sierra Vista than in Aurora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sierra Vista had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Aurora

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 Aurora, COSierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,228$10,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,429$9,247$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,402$4,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.6818.8916.23
 Students per Librarian177631414573
 Students per Counselor353485530
 Grade School Educ.6.5%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%4.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.9%93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%28.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%32.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.3%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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Reviews for Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 2 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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ZIPS IN AURORA, COLORADO
80013, 80016, 80012, 80011, 80010, 80014, 80017, 80018, 80019, 80045, 10 total
ZIPS IN SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA
85635 85613

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