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Florence, OR vs Lynden, WA

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Highlights
- Lynden spends 18.2% more per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Lynden than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lynden had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, ORLynden, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,107  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    13 Reviews

I'd like to retire to Florence from Southern California. San Diego is too crowded with dirty water from Mexico. It's also too expensive in coastal California and even  More

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I have concerns about the bear and cougar sitings Has anyone actually been attacked or killed? Should that stop me from moving to  More

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Over 8 years ago

We vacationed here every year for 15 years. Finally we bought a home within walking distance to the ocean three months ago. We love it. There is rain and fog, but the  More

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Reviews for Lynden    3 Reviews

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  More

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