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Sammamish, WA vs Richland, WA

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- Richland spends 6.8% less per student than Sammamish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Richland than in Sammamish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richland had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sammamish
 Sammamish, WARichland, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,710$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,955$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11224573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  More

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Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

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

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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

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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

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