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Richmond, VA vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 24.8% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Raleigh than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4115.1116.23
 Students per Librarian2418294573
 Students per Counselor272300530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%16.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%52.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%2.5%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 Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total

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