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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salem, MA vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Fairfax spends 13.1% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is % in Fairfax than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairfax had % residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, MAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04 16.23
Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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