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Virginia Beach, VA vs Rio Rancho, NM

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- Rio Rancho spends 2.3% more per student than Virginia Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% lower in Rio Rancho than in Virginia Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Virginia Beach
 Virginia Beach, VARio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,028  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9434573
 Students per Counselor322  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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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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