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Sunnyvale, CA vs Oro Valley, AZ

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- Oro Valley spends 41.5% less per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% lower in Oro Valley than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale
 Sunnyvale, CAOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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