2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fairfield, CA vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 28.2% more per student than Fairfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.5% lower in Columbia than in Fairfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairfield
 Fairfield, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,346  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor867  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Fairfield    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 4 years. On the up side, housing is affordable. The downside, there is nothing to do here. The city lacks community events and an a nice downtown. We  More

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Over 10 years ago

I am finding out the cost of living here in Fairfield is way too high for my retirement. I am looking for a place where the cost of living is in line with my retirement  More

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Over 14 years ago

good  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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