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Bedford, VA vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 23.1% more per student than Bedford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.5% higher in Columbus than in Bedford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bedford
 Bedford, VAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,267  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Bedford    4 Reviews

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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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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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 Columbus    156 Reviews

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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