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Richmond, VA vs Mount Laurel, NJ

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Highlights
- Mount Laurel spends 53.7% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% lower in Mount Laurel than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Laurel had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VAMount Laurel, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$23,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$20,335$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$11,999$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4111.7116.23
 Students per Librarian2419614573
 Students per Counselor272303530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%1.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%54.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%4.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.5%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 Mount Laurel    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The cost of living, including property taxes, is really expensive here compared to  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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