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Rio Rancho, NM vs Ukiah, CA

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- Ukiah spends 15.6% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% higher in Ukiah than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ukiah had 13.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMUkiah, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,048$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,002$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock640904573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Ukiah    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Well from reading the reviews one would not live here. I think that's a ruse because I'm going on 9 years in the town and I love it. Now if your from the South then your  More

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If you are reading this, then do not buy into what some AI robotic paragraph of text says from Google. Here it is from a real person, a real ex-citizen. If you  More

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I am a transplant from Los Angeles/OC and have lived here for 6 years. Thankfully I do not live in the city of Ukiah. I live in the east hills and am in my 40s trying to  More

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