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Richmond, VA vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria spends 8.1% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.8% higher in Santa Maria than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Maria had 29.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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