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Maricopa, AZ vs Cave Creek, AZ

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Highlights
- Cave Creek spends 5.2% more per student than Maricopa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% lower in Cave Creek than in Maricopa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cave Creek had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Maricopa
 Maricopa, AZCave Creek, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,414  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor730  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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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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