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Anchorage, AK vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 17.7% more per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Portland than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage

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 Anchorage, AKPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,628$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402$14,240$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,961$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4417.2516.23
 Students per Librarian4996144573
 Students per Counselor413299530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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