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Burlington, VT vs Richfield, MN

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Highlights
- Richfield spends 14.5% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% higher in Richfield than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richfield had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, VTRichfield, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 9 years ago

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

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Reviews for Richfield    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Richfield is probably the most convenient suburb in the Twin Cities. It is near 494, 35W, 35E, 55, 100, 169, and 62...which are basically all the major free ways in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

Comfortable middle class suburb. Fifteen minutes from both downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. Conveniently close to the airport. Good schools. Lots of parks and  More

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Over 20 years ago

Richfield is a first-ring, older suburb of 1950's and 60's houses. They range from very nice, middle-class houses to poorly maintained, cheaply built houses that now  More

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