Home / Select Cities  /  2024 Comparing Leesburg, VA vs. Columbia, MD

2024 Compare Cities Education:
Leesburg, VA vs Columbia, MD

Change Cities
Highlights
- Columbia spends 0.3% more per student than Leesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% lower in Columbia than in Leesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Leesburg

Education
 Leesburg, VAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,858$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780$16,615$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,210$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.713.4616.23
 Students per Librarian6493634573
 Students per Counselor250331530
 Grade School Educ.3.7%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%14.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.0%5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%62.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.7%23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%4.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%5.7%1.5%

View More Data >

Reviews for Leesburg    17 Reviews

Leesburg has grown from a sleepy county seat to a super suburb with terrific parks & rec facilities, an outlet mall, great restaurants (many within the historic old town  More

   |    Reply

Leesburg and the surrounding Loudoun County have high real estate costs, but also high paying jobs/careers. We are close enough to a major metro area (DC) to enjoy all  More

   |    Reply

Over 9 years ago

Cost of living and the property taxes will kill  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Leesburg

Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

   |    Reply

Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

   |    Reply

Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Columbia

 Most Recent Searches On Compare Cities
COMPARE COST OF LIVING
Compare Leesburg, Virginia Cost of Living vs Columbia, Maryland Cost of Living: Taxes, Childcare, Groceries, Health...
Compare Now


ZIPS IN LEESBURG, VIRGINIA
20176 20175
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND
21044 21045 21046 21029

PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION

Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.

Try Now