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Medford, MA vs Fredericksburg, VA

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- Fredericksburg spends 40.3% less per student than Medford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% higher in Fredericksburg than in Medford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fredericksburg had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Medford
 Medford, MAFredericksburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,590$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18124573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Medford    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Medford is still an affordable place to live compared to the surrounding communities of Somerville, Cambridge, Winchester, and Arlington. It has easy access to highways  More

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Over 18 years ago

Quality housing still at affordable prices. A nice bedroom community 7 miles from downtown Boston with excellent access to Cape Cod and New  More

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Reviews for Fredericksburg    17 Reviews

Fredericksburg has an undeniably small town charm and an all around appeal that is hard to beat, in the context of its proximity to the larger DC Metro area. The  More

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I have lived in Fredericksburg for over 10 years and love it. The housing prices are affordable and this historic city has so much to offer. Ideal location also situated  More

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Disclaimer right off the top; yes I know there are good people everywhere and some are here as well but Fredericksburg is far from an ideal place to live and here is  More

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