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Cave Creek, AZ vs Hickory, NC

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- Hickory spends 5.3% less per student than Cave Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% lower in Hickory than in Cave Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cave Creek
 Cave Creek, AZHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Cave Creek    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Beautiful homes and area with larger parcels and horse properties. Wonderful people. Low crime. Great climate except 3 months of hell heat in the summer. But you can  More

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Cave Creek is beautiful especially if you make lots of money! It has a mix of down to earth people and affluent show boaters, heavy drinkers and bikers. Very eclectic.  More

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Over 11 years ago

The drawback to living in Cave Creek are the summers. If you can leave for 3-4 months and return in the fall, Cave Creek is  More

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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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