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Charlottesville, VA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 6.5% less per student than Charlottesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% higher in Richmond than in Charlottesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlottesville

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 Charlottesville, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,539$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,584$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,935$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.0714.4116.23
 Students per Librarian4992414573
 Students per Counselor243272530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.1%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.0%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.4%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.0%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree7.4%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Charlottesville    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Charlottesville, Albemarle County for 25 years. It USED to be a decent place but in the past 10 years has gone downhill. Rent is TOO high, landlords are  More

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Over 3 years ago

Loved here for 7 years, lots of parks and close proximity to Shenandoah, but that’s where the positives end. High cost of living with extreme income inequality,  More

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Over 3 years ago

Charlottesville resident for 7 years. Plenty of parks, the Rivanna River and trail, and a short drive to Shenandoah National Park means plenty of opportunities for  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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