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Richmond, VA vs Greensboro, NC

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Highlights
- Greensboro spends 31.1% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in Greensboro than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greensboro had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VAGreensboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$10,652$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$10,101$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$6,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4115.2816.23
 Students per Librarian2416414573
 Students per Counselor272310530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%39.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.9%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 Greensboro    55 Reviews

I have lived in Greensboro for almost 30 years. Moved here in the 8th grade from Long Beach California. We literally fell in love with this great state and Greensboro in  More

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Over 2 years ago

Born and raised here. Yes some crime like everywhere else, but overall, I'm not afraid to be out at night. You might like some areas right outside of the city..  More

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Can no longer afford the cost of living in Austin, Tx. Searching for a medium size town to move to in North Carolina. Family of 2 middle aged adults, one college age  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
27406, 27410, 27407, 27405, 27455, 27403, 27401, 27408, 27409, 27214, 11 total

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