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Richmond, VA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 2.1% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% higher in Santa Fe than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$10,926$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4115.3416.23
 Students per Librarian24114984573
 Students per Counselor272310530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%18.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%42.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%3.9%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 Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
87507 87505 87501

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