2025 Compare Cities Education:
Astoria, OR vs Bethesda, MD

Change Cities
Highlights
- Bethesda spends 36.1% less per student than Astoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% lower in Bethesda than in Astoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Astoria
 Astoria, ORBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor244  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Astoria    7 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 9 months now. First, what I like: This place is absolutely beautiful, very close to nature, with great beaches, waterfalls, forests, and  More

   |    Reply

Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Astoria, OR for over 5 years and have also visited this town for my entire 60 years. There is no better place in the US to live. My house has the best  More

   |    Reply

Over 14 years ago

I went there to visit during June of 2011. I can tell you that Astoria is a very nice town. Its very green with tall trees on hills and grass very green compare to where  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Astoria

Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

   |    Reply

Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

   |    Reply

Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Bethesda


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.