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Rio Rancho, NM vs Palmdale, CA

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- Palmdale spends 25.6% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.2% higher in Palmdale than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmdale had 19.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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