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Richmond, VA vs Rosemead, CA

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Highlights
- Rosemead spends 12.8% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.7% higher in Rosemead than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rosemead had 23.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VARosemead, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock22.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock67.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Rosemead    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Not a place you would live in by choice. Another grimy, ugly suburb of Los Angeles filled with the worst drivers on earth. If you want to find non-Asian groceries,  More

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Over 18 years ago

It is sunny and warm almost all year round, and nights can get below 60s during the winter. It used to be a desert, so the climate resembles of that. Warm and sunny in  More

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I have lived in Rosemead for 20 years. It has become a refuge for Asian immigrants. It is 8 miles east of downtown Los Angeles and traffic is bad in the mornings  More

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