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Germantown, MD vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 0.8% less per student than Germantown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.6% higher in Portland than in Germantown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Germantown

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 Germantown, MDPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,736$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697$14,240$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,703$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6317.2516.23
 Students per Librarian4906144573
 Students per Counselor292299530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.1%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.6%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.0%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Germantown    8 Reviews

When I first moved to Germantown, this city was up and coming. It still felt like the country and the air was breathable and not as much traffic. That was in 2010. In 3  More

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Over 11 years ago

Montgomery County is not a dog friendly place if you own pets. The dog regulations do not favor the dog or dog owner and one should consider Frederick, Howard or Carroll  More

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Over 12 years ago

Everything costs more here because of the proximity to Washington D.C. I came from Long Island, NY where it was also expensive. Since I've been here costs go up, but  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 GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND
20874 20876 20841
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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