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Bend, OR vs Missoula, MT

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Highlights
- Missoula spends 19.2% less per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.6% lower in Missoula than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Missoula had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend

Education
 Bend, ORMissoula, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,919$12,865$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841$11,200$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,451$6,770$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.814.1716.23
 Students per Librarian6024694573
 Students per Counselor268296530
 Grade School Educ.1.9%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%20.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.7%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%50.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.7%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%2.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 3 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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ZIPS IN BEND, OREGON
97701 97702
ZIPS IN MISSOULA, MONTANA
59801 59808 59802 59803

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