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Houston, TX vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho spends 8.2% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Rio Rancho than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 18.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$10,727$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8215.1616.23
 Students per Librarian14709434573
 Students per Counselor473705530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%26.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%31.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Rio Rancho    21 Reviews

I have lived in the area for the past three years with my husband. Although vastly better than Albuquerque, this is not a safe area. We have had overt and petty crime on  More

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The pros: -Fairly good year-round weather. Sunny days outnumber cloudy days, there are days when the temps fall below freezing and the sun will still be shining. It's  More

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Over 4 years ago

Affordable housing, low crime (compared to Albuquerque), awesome weather with all 4 seasons, beautiful environment and some pretty awesome people. I love Rio Rancho,  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
87124 87144

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