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Bedford, VA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 24.7% more per student than Bedford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% higher in Salem than in Bedford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bedford
 Bedford, VASalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,267  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Bedford    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Beford county for 17 years and the cost of living is great! I disagree with the person who said the cost of living is high. I bought a fairly new home on  More

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Over 17 years ago

this is a really nice area and friendly folks---but the cost of living and home prices are very high---it seems that groceries are a pricey item all and all you need  More

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Over 19 years ago

Little if any culture other than wals in the woods and visits to D-Day memorial. Elks home theater is only drama  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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