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Lynden, WA vs Bellingham, WA

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Highlights
- Bellingham spends 0.0% less per student than Lynden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Bellingham than in Lynden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bellingham had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lynden

Education
 Lynden, WABellingham, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,213$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140$14,140$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,672$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1117.1116.23
 Students per Librarian121212124573
 Students per Counselor373373530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%20.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.1%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%46.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.6%12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Lynden    3 Reviews

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  More

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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 3 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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ZIPS IN LYNDEN, WASHINGTON
98264
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98225 98226 98229

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