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Thornton, CO vs Oro Valley, AZ

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- Oro Valley spends 27.5% less per student than Thornton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in Oro Valley than in Thornton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thornton
 Thornton, COOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

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Over 5 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

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Over 10 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  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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