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Boulder, CO vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 4.3% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% lower in Richmond than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, CORichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 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 4 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 4 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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