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San Jose, CA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 16.0% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.3% lower in Richmond than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose

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 San Jose, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5914.4116.23
 Students per Librarian65282414573
 Students per Counselor646272530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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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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ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total
ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total

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