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Fairfax, VA vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 36.8% less per student than Fairfax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Tampa than in Fairfax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfax

Education
 Fairfax, VATampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,573$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,083$6,009$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio 17.2416.23

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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 Tampa    162 Reviews

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
22030
ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total

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