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Smyrna, GA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 11.4% more per student than Smyrna.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Richmond than in Smyrna. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Smyrna

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 Smyrna, GARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,877$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,675$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,686$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4714.4116.23
 Students per Librarian5372414573
 Students per Counselor376272530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.5%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.8%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Smyrna    9 Reviews

I’ve lived in this city for for three years now. I’ve lived all over and I must say this city gives you a small town feel. Right outside of a large city I feel safe and  More

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Smyrna, Ga is the worst place to live because it is low income with a 10% unemployment rate. Large retailers have left the area with the exception of Walmart. The  More

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The thing about the Smyrna/Vinings area is that you have some very nice areas, that are right next door to a very bad area. I just don't want to pay a ton of money to  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 SMYRNA, GEORGIA
30080 30082
ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total

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