2024 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs Richland, WA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Richland spends 31.0% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.2% higher in Richland than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richland had 16.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYRichland, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$27,131$18,710$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397$13,056$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,281$7,955$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7819.9316.23
 Students per Librarian66511224573
 Students per Counselor265411530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%2.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%23.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%45.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

   |    Reply

Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

   |    Reply

Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Rochester

Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

   |    Reply

Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

   |    Reply

I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Richland



PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION

Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.

Try Now


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.