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Sierra Vista, AZ vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho spends 28.7% more per student than Sierra Vista.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% lower in Rio Rancho than in Sierra Vista. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sierra Vista

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 Sierra Vista, AZRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,785$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,247$10,727$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,892$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8915.1616.23
 Students per Librarian31419434573
 Students per Counselor485705530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%26.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.6%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%31.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.3%1.5%

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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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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 SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA
85635 85613
ZIPS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
87124 87144

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