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2026 Compare Cities Education:
Fairfax, VA vs Coral Gables, FL

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Highlights
- Coral Gables spends 32.6% less per student than Fairfax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Coral Gables than in Fairfax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Coral Gables had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfax
 Fairfax, VACoral Gables, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio 18.9316.23
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 11 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 Coral Gables    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Housing is too  More

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I have lived in Florida, specifically, in Miami-Dade for about 18 years. Having found a glass ceiling up north due to my handicapping name (Guillermo, it could have been  More

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As Coral Gables City Founder George Merrick formulated the initial elements of his dream city in the 1920's , he identified spacious park and open space locations,  More

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