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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fairfax, VA vs College Station, TX

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Highlights
- College Station spends 34.8% less per student than Fairfax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in College Station than in Fairfax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- College Station had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfax
 Fairfax, VACollege Station, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,100$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio 13.7916.23
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 10 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 College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 4 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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