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Great Falls, VA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 12.0% less per student than Great Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Richmond than in Great Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Falls

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 Great Falls, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,573$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,083$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5214.4116.23
 Students per Librarian6712414573
 Students per Counselor273272530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.6%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.2.9%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.1%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.31.5%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.9%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.0%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Great Falls    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Close to Washington, DC (so you get the benefits of a major metropolitan area), yet maintains a semi-rural character. No multi-family housing. Excellent school system.  More

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Over 17 years ago

We actually live in a small part of Great Falls that is located in Loudoun County, but this comment actually applies to the bulk of the area in Northern Virginia.   More

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Over 18 years ago

It takes way too much money out here for anyone who is just starting or trying to get a foothold in the working world. You cannot afford to live anywhere without having  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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ZIPS IN GREAT FALLS, VIRGINIA
22066
ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total

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