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Richmond, VA vs Utica, NY

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Highlights
- Utica spends 47.9% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in Utica than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Utica had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VAUtica, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$22,862$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$19,084$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$12,625$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4112.8516.23
 Students per Librarian2415614573
 Students per Counselor272317530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%10.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%9.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%80.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%18.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%19.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.0%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 Utica    11 Reviews

Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN UTICA, NEW YORK
13501 13502

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