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Reston, VA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 12.0% less per student than Reston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Richmond than in Reston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Reston

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 Reston, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,573$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,083$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5214.4116.23
 Students per Librarian6712414573
 Students per Counselor273272530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.6%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.5%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.2%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.27.1%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.2%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Reston    21 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Reston for three years and it is absolute paradise. The fact that it was a planned city from decades ago is still apparent to this day. With plenty of  More

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Over 9 years ago

Summers are hot and  More

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There is a vast network of bike and walking trails thoughout the city and neighborhoods. 40% of the city is slated to remain green so there are many trees, parks and  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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