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Destin, FL vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 56.5% more per student than Destin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Richmond than in Destin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Destin

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 Destin, FLRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,875$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,180$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,920$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3114.4116.23
 Students per Librarian16172414573
 Students per Counselor409272530
 Grade School Educ.4.0%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.2%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.4%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Destin    14 Reviews

I find it amazing the place is rated one star - Yes the cost of housing is high especially as covid pushed more people to Florida. But living here is easy - three  More

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This tiny town is SO expensive. Unless you want a roach and mold infested place you will have to pay around $1800 or more and the “nice” places have reviews that scare  More

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I moved to Destin in 1987 when there was no development in the eastern part of town, only trees, beaches and a two lane road. I worked as a Sheriff's Deputy for over 30  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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