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Ann Arbor, MI vs Oro Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Oro Valley spends 32.9% less per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% higher in Oro Valley than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor

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 Ann Arbor, MIOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,020$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,754$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1716.6616.23
 Students per Librarian64714474573
 Students per Counselor503519530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%1.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.8%97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%18.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.0%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%56.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.26.8%17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%4.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree11.6%4.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  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 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
48103 48104 48105 48109
ZIPS IN ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA
85737 85755

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