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Rio Rancho, NM vs Pittsfield, MA

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- Pittsfield spends 68.4% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.1% lower in Pittsfield than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsfield had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,370$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3974573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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