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Muncie, IN vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 26.4% more per student than Muncie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% higher in Bend than in Muncie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Muncie

Education
 Muncie, INBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,591$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,659$10,841$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,939$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3718.816.23
 Students per Librarian8206024573
 Students per Counselor820268530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.8%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%46.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.0%12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 11 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 11 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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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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ZIPS IN MUNCIE, INDIANA
47304 47306 47305
ZIPS IN BEND, OREGON
97701 97702

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