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Bellingham, WA vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 7.5% less per student than Bellingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Bend than in Bellingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellingham

Education
 Bellingham, WABend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,213$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140$10,841$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,672$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1118.816.23
 Students per Librarian12126024573
 Students per Counselor373268530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.4%46.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.9%12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 3 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  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 BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
98225 98226 98229
ZIPS IN BEND, OREGON
97701 97702

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