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Chester, VA vs Binghamton, NY

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Highlights
- Binghamton spends 115.1% more per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Binghamton than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Binghamton had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, VABinghamton, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,434$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,033  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,765$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13294573
 Students per Counselor305  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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Reviews for Binghamton    29 Reviews

Marg · 

Very cool place with loads of popular restaurants (some award winning), hiking, winter activities/sports, fishing, boating, central location -making it SO EASY for  More

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Over 4 years ago

I can't understand the strong negativity, at least not totally. I have been here for a while now and have been (years ago). Back in the big recession there were some  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in this area my whole life-all 23 years of it. Even in my lifetime about half the businesses I remember are now boarded up often with no replacements. So many  More

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