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Virginia Beach, VA vs Somerville, MA

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Highlights
- Somerville spends 73.7% more per student than Virginia Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% lower in Somerville than in Virginia Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Somerville had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Virginia Beach

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 Virginia Beach, VASomerville, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,565$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,028$19,196$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,014$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4411.9916.23
 Students per Librarian6123544573
 Students per Counselor322331530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.5%91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%9.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%65.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.7%21.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%3.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%7.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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Reviews for Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 16 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  More

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ZIPS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
23464, 23462, 23452, 23454, 23456, 23455, 23451, 23453, 23457, 23460, 12 total
ZIPS IN SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
02143 02145 02144

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