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Oro Valley, AZ vs Sun Lakes, AZ

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- Sun Lakes spends 1.8% less per student than Oro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% higher in Sun Lakes than in Oro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Lakes had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oro Valley
 Oro Valley, AZSun Lakes, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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 15 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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Reviews for Sun Lakes    7 Reviews

Great place to live very inexpensive HOA great restaurants at half the price of regular house restaurant drinks half price Golf $35 you can’t beat the place and  More

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Over 6 years ago

Wow, this place sucka. Patrol is a joke with senile old men, CCRs not enforced unless you are a whiney loudmouth or on the board. Landscape committee. Cost us thousands  More

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Sun Lakes used to be a nice, quiet 55+ community but in the past few years it has become fallen victim to short term rentals, investors, speculators, house flippers and  More

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