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Richmond, VA vs Baltimore, MD

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Highlights
- Baltimore spends 34.6% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% higher in Baltimore than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Baltimore had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VABaltimore, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$20,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$16,085$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$10,231$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4115.2116.23
 Students per Librarian24113844573
 Students per Counselor272535530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%9.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%34.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%2.5%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 Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 3 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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