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Bedford, VA vs Colonial Beach, VA

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- Colonial Beach spends 5.6% more per student than Bedford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Colonial Beach than in Bedford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colonial Beach had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bedford
 Bedford, VAColonial Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,451$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,267  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7194573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Bedford    4 Reviews
Bp · Lynchburg, VA
Cost of Living
Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Beford county for 17 years and the cost of living is great! I disagree with the person who said the cost of living is high. I bought a fairly new home on  More

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nan · Bedford, VA
bedford county
Over 17 years ago

this is a really nice area and friendly folks---but the cost of living and home prices are very high---it seems that groceries are a pricey item all and all you need  More

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Ed · Goode, VA
Culture & Recreation-Not
Over 19 years ago

Little if any culture other than wals in the woods and visits to D-Day memorial. Elks home theater is only drama  More

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Reviews for Colonial Beach    2 Reviews
Susan · Colonial Beach, VA
?? Colonial Beach, VA
Over 8 years ago

We happened upon this amazing little town about 10 years ago. We were looking for a water-oriented community that was reasonably priced and found Colonial Beach. We  More

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DL · Winfall, NC
Not recommended
Over 14 years ago

The area of Colonial Beach Virginia is a very depressed and somewhat unsightly. I would not recmmend this as a place to live, t may be ok for a visit, however I did not  More

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