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Richmond, VA vs Hartford, CT

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Highlights
- Hartford spends 62.2% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.4% lower in Hartford than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hartford had 15.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VAHartford, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$25,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$20,830$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$12,433$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4112.3316.23
 Students per Librarian2414794573
 Students per Counselor272341530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%12.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%13.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%73.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%16.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%0.6%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 Hartford    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love Hartford. Any naysayer is not appreciating the very real and new energy that is revitalizing the city. In conjunction with a wonderful location, relatively mild  More

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Over 3 years ago

Surprised by the low  More

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I lived in CT for about 7 years, and this place is depressing, lonely, and boring. My only entertainment in Hartford, were the Library branches for books and movies. The  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
06106 06114 06112 06105 06120 06103

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