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Burlington, VT vs Lexington, VA

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- Lexington spends 35.5% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% higher in Lexington than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, VTLexington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,559$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.7%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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Reviews for Lexington    3 Reviews

I moved to the city of Lexington from Houston 4.5 years ago. I couldn't be happier. Residents are polite and friendly. There is employment for seniors like myself and I  More

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Lexington is a nice little town in the Shenandoah Valley, but is quite expensive to live in. It is most likely due to the snow-birds moving to a location closer to  More

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Over 18 years ago

would love to trade houses in lexington, have a 3+bedroom, 2 bathroom, family living, dining room, hottub room... anyone interested? south west florida small town, 2  More

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