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Austin, TX vs Oro Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Oro Valley spends 45.6% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Oro Valley than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5316.6616.23
 Students per Librarian80514474573
 Students per Counselor391519530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%1.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%18.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%56.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%4.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%4.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  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 AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA
85737 85755

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