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Bend, OR vs Cave Creek, AZ

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Highlights
- Cave Creek spends 33.6% less per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% lower in Cave Creek than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cave Creek had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORCave Creek, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
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 4 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 4 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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Reviews for Cave Creek    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Beautiful homes and area with larger parcels and horse properties. Wonderful people. Low crime. Great climate except 3 months of hell heat in the summer. But you can  More

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Cave Creek is beautiful especially if you make lots of money! It has a mix of down to earth people and affluent show boaters, heavy drinkers and bikers. Very eclectic.  More

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Over 11 years ago

The drawback to living in Cave Creek are the summers. If you can leave for 3-4 months and return in the fall, Cave Creek is  More

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