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Gresham, OR vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma spends 13.9% less per student than Gresham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% higher in Petaluma than in Gresham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petaluma had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gresham
 Gresham, ORPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Gresham    4 Reviews

First, EVERYTHING is close and conveniently located. Second, there is NO sales tax, so a $1.99 burger is $1.99. You don't have to figure out the tax on anything. Third,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Beware of the I-Tax. It is costly. Not to mention if you are new to the area the I-Tax reflects on the entire Multnomah County area. Even if you rent you  More

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Over 19 years ago

there are more than 2 months of summer there, lived there my whole  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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