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Rio Rancho, NM vs Tallahassee, FL

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Highlights
- Tallahassee spends 19.5% less per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% higher in Tallahassee than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tallahassee had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho

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 Rio Rancho, NMTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,881$11,178$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727$9,439$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,119$5,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1617.1316.23
 Students per Librarian9439184573
 Students per Counselor705527530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%49.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%3.9%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 Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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ZIPS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
87124 87144
ZIPS IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
32303, 32304, 32312, 32309, 32301, 32308, 32311, 32305, 32310, 32317, 11 total

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