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Fairfax, VA vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 28.2% less per student than Fairfax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Charlotte than in Fairfax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfax

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 Fairfax, VACharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,573$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085$9,703$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,083$6,250$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio 16.2116.23

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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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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 2 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
22030
ZIPS IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
28269, 28277, 28215, 28227, 28216, 28210, 28205, 28212, 28262, 28213, 27 total

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