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Seattle, WA vs Medford, OR

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Highlights
- Medford spends 27.7% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% higher in Medford than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Medford had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

Education
 Seattle, WAMedford, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$14,509$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$11,411$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5320.0716.23
 Students per Librarian9896454573
 Students per Counselor455907530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%6.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%27.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%27.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
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97504 97501

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