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Rio Rancho, NM vs Apple Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Apple Valley spends 5.7% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.0% higher in Apple Valley than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Apple Valley had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMApple Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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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Reviews for Apple Valley    20 Reviews

I've lived in Apple Valley for 11 years. The town is poorly managed, but still an okay place to live. In your climate rating you say average rainfall is 14 inches per  More

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Over 6 years ago

Overall, it's a nice place to call home. The affordability makes it a desirable place to live, especially with the amount you get for your money. For people who own farm  More

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This is a beautiful place. Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, many different kinds of birds including the Mockingbird and phoebes. When I first moved up here we had many  More

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