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Fairfax, VA vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 54.4% more per student than Fairfax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Rochester than in Fairfax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfax

Education
 Fairfax, VARochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,573$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085$21,397$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,083$13,281$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio 11.7816.23

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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 Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
22030
ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
14609, 14621, 14620, 14611, 14607, 14615, 14619, 14610, 14613, 14605, 14 total

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