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Bend, OR vs Traverse City, MI

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Highlights
- Traverse City spends 21.1% less per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Traverse City than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Traverse City had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend

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 Bend, ORTraverse City, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,919$12,554$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841$10,405$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,451$6,361$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.817.7316.23
 Students per Librarian60231564573
 Students per Counselor268566530
 Grade School Educ.1.9%0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%21.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.7%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%48.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.7%15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%2.6%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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