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Blaine, WA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 10.2% less per student than Blaine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% lower in Richmond than in Blaine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Blaine

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 Blaine, WARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,213$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,672$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1114.4116.23
 Students per Librarian12122414573
 Students per Counselor373272530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.0%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.9%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.0%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.2%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Blaine    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Sitting on the border just before you cross into British Columbia, Canada is the small town of Blaine. Just to the south is Bellingham (pop about 75,000). The area  More

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Over 12 years ago

Have lived in Blaine and nearby areas (Birch Bay, Bellingham) on and off about 3 years.If you like peaceful surroundings and the laid back life (for some, might be  More

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When you wonder where in the U.S. remains a Mayberry, a serene, small, Cleaver family town, this is it. I didn't want to leave. Pat at the Post Office, streets so wide  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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