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Port Townsend, WA vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 8.9% less per student than Port Townsend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% higher in Bend than in Port Townsend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Townsend

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 Port Townsend, WABend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,479$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176$10,841$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,489$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.8418.816.23
 Students per Librarian8756024573
 Students per Counselor360268530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.2%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.1%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%46.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.2%12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  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 PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON
98368
ZIPS IN BEND, OREGON
97701 97702

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