2026 Compare Cities Education:
Happy Valley, OR vs Buffalo, NY

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Highlights
- Buffalo spends 25.0% more per student than Happy Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.0% lower in Buffalo than in Happy Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buffalo had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Happy Valley
 Happy Valley, ORBuffalo, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,413$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 15 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 16 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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Reviews for Buffalo    94 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Clean, fun, safe and unique. Great place to raise a family. Affordable housing, strong job market. Great schools and neighborhoods.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Buffalo was okay in 2016. Since then, crime is up, there are more methadone clinics than pediatricians, and so many of the small businesses that made this place charming  More

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Over 4 years ago

This city is just plain beautiful. Sure, it might not be New York or Albany. But it's Buffalo. Place is a God-send. You want to see the Falls and the Bills? Come here.  More

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