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Rio Rancho, NM vs Leander, TX

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Highlights
- Leander spends 9.1% less per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% lower in Leander than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leander had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho

Education
 Rio Rancho, NMLeander, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,881$12,613$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727$8,918$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,119$5,560$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1614.0116.23
 Students per Librarian94310934573
 Students per Counselor705415530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%3.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.6%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 10 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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ZIPS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
87124 87144
ZIPS IN LEANDER, TEXAS
78641

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