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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fairfax, VA vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 37.8% less per student than Fairfax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Salt Lake City than in Fairfax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfax
 Fairfax, VASalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio 21.5816.23
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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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