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Richmond, VA vs Amherst, NY

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Highlights
- Amherst spends 51.5% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% lower in Amherst than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Amherst had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VAAmherst, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$23,413$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$19,132$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$12,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4111.4116.23
 Students per Librarian2418684573
 Students per Counselor272319530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%2.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%14.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%56.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%4.3%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 14 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 16 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
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