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Richmond, VA vs Milpitas, CA

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Highlights
- Milpitas spends 19.1% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.8% higher in Milpitas than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Milpitas had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAMilpitas, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 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 4 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 4 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 Milpitas    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

You can't really beat the temperate climates of Milpitas (and a majority of the Bay Area). It's rarely too warm and never too cold. You can complain about many things  More

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I can't believe people are willing to pay as much as they do to live here. I know there are jobs here, but people's lack of reality is mindblowing. I thnk people really  More

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Over 18 years ago

its a great place, but a single family home around 1800sq feet would cost you around  More

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