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Galesburg, IL vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Fairfax spends 5.0% less per student than Galesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Fairfax than in Galesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairfax had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Galesburg

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 Galesburg, ILFairfax, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,500$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,039$16,085$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,456$10,083$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.51 16.23

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Reviews for Galesburg    2 Reviews

I returned home, this town, a little over 3 years ago. This is not for you if you are not 16-25 or unskilled. Unless you are one of the two, good luck landing a job of  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Good school system 3. Extremely low cost of living and housing 4. Affordable place to live 5. A good place to live and raise a  More

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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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ZIPS IN GALESBURG, ILLINOIS
61401
ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
22030

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