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Albany, OR vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs spends 16.3% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% lower in Council Bluffs than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Council Bluffs had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, ORCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,049$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,261$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5664573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    25 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I only lived in Albany 1 year. But I found the weather to be quite Mild. The Housing more affordable than Corvallis. I was shocked to find that nearby Corvallis gets  More

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I've been living in Albany about 4.5 years. Moved up from Southern California to escape high home prices and the cost of living and clogged freeways. Now it's not sunny  More

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Over 4 years ago

Ten months and ongoing in Albany, from the SF Bay Area. Much less crime here, much quieter here, more courteous and sane drivers here by far. We have been able to  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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