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Bend, OR vs Murray, KY

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Highlights
- Murray spends 25.1% less per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% lower in Murray than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murray had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORMurray, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,924$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,278$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6914573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Murray    11 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

This is a town with 18,000 people and 15 banks. I had the law called on me for sitting at the end of washed out road, essentially a dead end, eating my meal and  More

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Over 13 years ago

I lived in Illinois for twenty years and have not had as many problems as I have had in the past four months living here in murray. There are alot of hateful people that  More

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Ive lived in murry for 5 years. Originally from Southern California. People say there is nothing to do in Murray. Well, if your looking for someone to entertain you  More

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