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Richmond, VA vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 5.1% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% higher in Grand Rapids than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VAGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$11,296$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.411716.23
 Students per Librarian24111244573
 Students per Counselor272681530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%20.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%38.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.4%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 Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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