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Rio Rancho, NM vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Harrisonburg spends 3.6% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Harrisonburg than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisonburg had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho

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 Rio Rancho, NMHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,881$14,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727$12,237$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,119$7,434$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1614.5716.23
 Students per Librarian9436414573
 Students per Counselor705326530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%8.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%34.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.9%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 Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 15 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  More

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ZIPS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
87124 87144
ZIPS IN HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
22801 22802 22807

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