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Rio Rancho, NM vs Pigeon Forge, TN

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- Pigeon Forge spends 11.2% less per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Pigeon Forge than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pigeon Forge had 22.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMPigeon Forge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,468$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3124573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Pigeon Forge    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Howdy to all in TN we are planning on moving to the Pigeon Forge area in the next year or so. We are looking for a 3 bd house, but was wondering what the cost of living  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Pigeon Forge, Tn. for 11 years. This is a great place to live. The beautiful Smoky Mountains National Park is just 5 miles away and Pigeon Forge is  More

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