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Las Cruces, NM vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 25.6% more per student than Las Cruces.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Richmond than in Las Cruces. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Cruces

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 Las Cruces, NMRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,307$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,055$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,484$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0514.4116.23
 Students per Librarian19122414573
 Students per Counselor468272530
 Grade School Educ.6.1%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.3%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 1 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 3 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  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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