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Richmond, VA vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 1.5% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% higher in Aurora than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VAAurora, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$12,429$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4117.6816.23
 Students per Librarian24117764573
 Students per Counselor272353530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%6.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%21.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%31.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.1%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN AURORA, COLORADO
80013, 80016, 80012, 80011, 80010, 80014, 80017, 80018, 80019, 80045, 10 total

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