2026 Compare Cities Education:
Westfield, NJ vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 33.9% less per student than Westfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% higher in Richmond than in Westfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Westfield
 Westfield, NJRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Westfield    8 Reviews

Looking for a simpler life - taxes too high in New  More

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Over 15 years ago

As a resident for over 10 years, overall I have to say that Westfield is one of the most beautiful towns to live in within commuting distance to NYC! Here is a little  More

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Over 16 years ago

My family and I have been here for 11 years! Housing is expensive, but that is really the only downside (and snow!!!) Seriously, it is beautiful, clean, with great  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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 5 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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