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Richmond, VA vs Concord, CA

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Highlights
- Concord spends 1.7% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.1% higher in Concord than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Concord had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VAConcord, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$12,448$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4122.2116.23
 Students per Librarian24175184573
 Students per Counselor272584530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%23.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%36.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.2%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 Concord    22 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for 13 years. Concord has easy access to Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill and is about 25 minutes from Oakland, and 45 minutes from San Francisco.  More

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I moved to Concord 20 years ago and have loved living here. It has a charming central square downtown that hosts farmers markets two days a week. I love the Music &  More

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We Moved to Concord from the Los Angeles area in 1982 as a young couple starting a family. Concord has been a great place to raise kids. Low crime and great people.  More

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