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Richmond, VA vs Bloomington, IN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 11.6% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Bloomington than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VABloomington, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$13,668$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$11,071$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4113.8116.23
 Students per Librarian2417914573
 Students per Counselor272569530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%14.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%59.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%7.2%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 Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 5 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA
47405 47406

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