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Richmond, VA vs Cambridge, MD

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Highlights
- Cambridge spends 18.2% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Cambridge than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cambridge had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VACambridge, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$18,266$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$16,794$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$10,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4113.3716.23
 Students per Librarian2416534573
 Students per Counselor272241530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%9.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%22.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%20.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%0.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%0.9%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 Cambridge    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This city is a white male mecca, rampant racism and sexism are to be found here. Little else. Poor schools. No jobs. Large  More

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The politics and the taxes make living in Cambridge terrible. Property values are depressed because the taxes are too high. Not enough people paying heir own way or fair  More

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Over 15 years ago

Cambridge, Maryland offers many places to own a second home or retirement location with utilities and infrastructure to support many new people. Cambridge is about  More

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