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Richmond, VA vs Chevy Chase, MD

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Highlights
- Chevy Chase spends 27.7% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% lower in Chevy Chase than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chevy Chase had 13.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VAChevy Chase, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$16,697$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4113.6316.23
 Students per Librarian2414904573
 Students per Counselor272292530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%0.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%1.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%1.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%93.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%23.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%32.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%12.3%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 Chevy Chase    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Overall an nice place to live if you don't mind bad traffic. Though Chevy Chase is a close-in suburb, traffic can make traveling short distances by car very taxing.   More

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Over 16 years ago

Chevy Chase is great because it offers neighborhoods and parks and is only about 5 miles from the center of DC. While it looks like a quiet place, the pace of life is  More

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Over 17 years ago

CC MD -- great schools, neighborhoods, highly community active -- the state and county does a great job on services. But the identity is to Wash, DC. This is a place  More

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