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2024 Compare Cities Education:
Bristol, CT vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Fairfax spends 29.9% less per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Fairfax than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairfax had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, CTFairfax, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,069$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830$16,085$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,433$10,083$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33 16.23
Reviews for Bristol    4 Reviews

I moved to Bristol in 2003 to purchase a mid-size one family home. Bristol has a great deal of history to it...from clock making (we have the American Clock Museum), a  More

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I was born and raised in NJ, and spent many years living on Long Island, as well as living in upstate NY and other areas in CT. Bristol CT is by far the worst place I  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bristol, in a way can be deceiving. The schools in Bristol seem to be pretty decent, and it also features a park for children and their parents. In addition, it  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 9 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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