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Fairfax, VA vs Boston, MA

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- Boston spends 67.3% more per student than Fairfax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Boston than in Fairfax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfax

Education
 Fairfax, VABoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,573$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085$23,918$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,083$13,967$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio 11.2516.23

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 9 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
22030
ZIPS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02124, 02128, 02135, 02130, 02127, 02125, 02136, 02131, 02115, 02126, 30 total

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