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Walnut Creek, CA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 1.7% more per student than Walnut Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.1% lower in Richmond than in Walnut Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Walnut Creek

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 Walnut Creek, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,192$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,565$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2114.4116.23
 Students per Librarian75182414573
 Students per Counselor584272530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.4%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.1%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.0%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.20.7%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.5%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 6 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 6 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  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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ZIPS IN WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
94598 94597 94596 94595
ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total

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