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Surprise, AZ vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 46.3% more per student than Surprise.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% lower in Richmond than in Surprise. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Surprise

Education
 Surprise, AZRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2414.4116.23
 Students per Librarian23482414573
 Students per Counselor718272530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.5%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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 3 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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