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Silver City, NM vs Deming, NM

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Highlights
- Deming spends 21.7% less per student than Silver City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Deming than in Silver City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Deming had 20.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver City
 Silver City, NMDeming, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,778$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,728  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,596$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26764573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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Reviews for Deming    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have lived there for 10 years. Beautiful scenery. Climate is great. Cost of living is low. Population nearly 15,000, 87% Hispanic. One of the poorest counties in the  More

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Very prone to treating new moving here as outsiders. Been here several years and feel will always be an outsider never a art of the community. Local Walmart main food  More

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Over 16 years ago

hi cost of living is very very reasonable in deming,climet is good,town doen't have many amenities.IE. home depot,lowes,applebees,chili's  More

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