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Richmond, VA vs Nashville, TN

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Highlights
- Nashville spends 14.8% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% higher in Nashville than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nashville had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VANashville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$13,175$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$11,966$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$6,449$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4117.4616.23
 Students per Librarian2418874573
 Students per Counselor272455530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%18.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%43.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%2.6%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 Nashville    150 Reviews

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
37013, 37211, 37115, 37221, 37076, 37207, 37209, 37217, 37214, 37206, 27 total

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