2025 Compare Cities Education:
Albany, NY vs Christiansburg, VA

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Highlights
- Christiansburg spends 52.7% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Christiansburg than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Christiansburg had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, NYChristiansburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5104573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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Reviews for Christiansburg    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am a 30 year resident of Christiansburg. The cost of living is low here overall. Crime rate is low, weather is moderate with four true seasons. Blacksburg costs more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia Tech is 7 miles down the road and a great place to educate and join the Hokie  More

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I have lived in Christiansburg for two years. I have found it to be a very nice place to live. Many community activities, low crime, nice neighborhoods. A very community  More

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