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Albany, OR vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 8.9% more per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Portland than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany

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 Albany, ORPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,973$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,519$14,240$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,670$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3817.2516.23
 Students per Librarian6836144573
 Students per Counselor325299530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.3%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.7%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Albany    25 Reviews

Over 1 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 3 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 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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97322 97321
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97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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