2026 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Bay spends 30.7% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% higher in Palm Bay than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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 5 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 Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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