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Anchorage, AK vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 4.3% less per student than Anchorage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Bend than in Anchorage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anchorage

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 Anchorage, AKBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,628$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,402$10,841$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,961$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4418.816.23
 Students per Librarian4996024573
 Students per Counselor413268530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%46.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  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 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total
ZIPS IN BEND, OREGON
97701 97702

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