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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fairfax, VA vs Del Mar, CA

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Highlights
- Del Mar spends 6.9% less per student than Fairfax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Del Mar than in Fairfax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Del Mar had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfax
 Fairfax, VADel Mar, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio 22.6516.23
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 Del Mar    2 Reviews

I'm born, and raised in the Chicago area, and had most of my career while living in the Washington, DC area. San Diego does take some getting used to. Where you live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Greatest weather in the  More

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