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Portland, OR vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 44.2% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.1% higher in Salt Lake City than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, ORSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$8,558$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2521.5816.23
 Students per Librarian61421914573
 Students per Counselor299543530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%17.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%49.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%3.5%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Salt Lake City    94 Reviews

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Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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I've lived in Salt Lake City almost for six years. Each place can have negative aspects like traffic jams, cost of living, crime and climate etc. However, this city has  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
84106, 84116, 84104, 84105, 84103, 84108, 84102, 84111, 84101, 84112, 12 total

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