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Estes Park, CO vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 11.0% more per student than Estes Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% higher in Bend than in Estes Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Estes Park
 Estes Park, COBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor173  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Estes Park    10 Reviews

I have lived here for 12 years. My spouse and I have been trying to make enough money to get out of here! If you want to live in a place that's more than 25% higher to  More

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Over 13 years ago

like alot of small towns(4500) thers not alot to do especially in the  More

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There isn't a school in Drake, Colorado. They children are either bused to Estes Park or Loveland, Colorado. Drake is a small area, but the area Post Office 80515  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 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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