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places.net, Rappahannock ranks 11th of the 14 in cost of living. Chappell said the county would have a higher rank in the Sperling comparisons if the index took “travel to buy groceries” into consideration. Most residents have to travel 30 to 40 miles round trip to go to the grocery store.
According to data provided by the Virginia Education Association, Rappahannock ranks last among the 14 Northern Virginia counties in starting salaries for teachers in the region.
Chappell said Rappahannock’s Board of Supervisors and taxpayers have tried to help make up the difference in low state funding to make the county more competitive in teachers’ salaries. But when Rappahannock provided a 3.5 percent increase for the current year to try to narrow the gap, the other localities in Northern Virginia provided increases typically in excess of 4 percent. The reason those other counties were able to provide higher salary increases is because they received additional funding through COCA, Chappell said.
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