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Bend, OR vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 15.6% more per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% higher in San Jose than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 10.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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