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Albany, NY vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 40.6% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% higher in Richmond than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany

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 Albany, NYRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$26,020$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,104$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.6414.4116.23
 Students per Librarian7772414573
 Students per Counselor248272530
 Grade School Educ.4.5%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.3%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.0%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.1%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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