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Birmingham, AL vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho spends 5.2% more per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% lower in Rio Rancho than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9434573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  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 5 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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