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Port Townsend, WA vs Richfield, MN

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- Richfield spends 10.4% more per student than Port Townsend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Richfield than in Port Townsend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richfield had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Townsend
 Port Townsend, WARichfield, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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Reviews for Richfield    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Richfield is probably the most convenient suburb in the Twin Cities. It is near 494, 35W, 35E, 55, 100, 169, and 62...which are basically all the major free ways in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comfortable middle class suburb. Fifteen minutes from both downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. Conveniently close to the airport. Good schools. Lots of parks and  More

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Over 19 years ago

Richfield is a first-ring, older suburb of 1950's and 60's houses. They range from very nice, middle-class houses to poorly maintained, cheaply built houses that now  More

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