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Rio Rancho, NM vs Oro Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Oro Valley spends 22.5% less per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Oro Valley than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho

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 Rio Rancho, NMOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,881$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,119$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1616.6616.23
 Students per Librarian94314474573
 Students per Counselor705519530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%1.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%18.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%56.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%4.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%4.5%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 Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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ZIPS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
87124 87144
ZIPS IN ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA
85737 85755

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