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Richmond, VA vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 3.1% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% lower in Lexington than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VALexington, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$14,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$13,138$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4113.4716.23
 Students per Librarian2416474573
 Students per Counselor272450530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%45.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%3.4%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 Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total

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