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Rio Rancho, NM vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 9.7% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% higher in Aurora than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho

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 Rio Rancho, NMAurora, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,881$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727$12,429$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,119$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1617.6816.23
 Students per Librarian94317764573
 Students per Counselor705353530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%6.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%21.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%31.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.1%1.5%

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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 4 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 Aurora    40 Reviews

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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ZIPS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
87124 87144
ZIPS IN AURORA, COLORADO
80013, 80016, 80012, 80011, 80010, 80014, 80017, 80018, 80019, 80045, 10 total

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