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Richmond, VA vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 14.6% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.1% higher in Birmingham than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4119.3216.23
 Students per Librarian2415474573
 Students per Counselor272417530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.6%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 Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total

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