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Hillsboro, OR vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 47.7% more per student than Hillsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.2% lower in Boston than in Hillsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hillsboro

Education
 Hillsboro, ORBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,904$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222$23,918$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,532$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2111.2516.23
 Students per Librarian8097174573
 Students per Counselor251567530
 Grade School Educ.4.6%6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%5.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.1%88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%12.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%52.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.0%15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.6%3.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Hillsboro    10 Reviews

Hillsboro is definitely an improvement over Portland Oregon which went from a beautiful city to a major dump full of homelessness, garbage and crime. We had lived in  More

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Over 1 years ago

I've lived in HIllsboro twice. It is a very diverse part of Portland with tons of immigrants and the best rural flare in the  More

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We lived here for seven years. What we loved about it was it was close to family; everything was close for doctors, shopping, libraries, parks,etc; and much was in  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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ZIPS IN HILLSBORO, OREGON
97124 97123
ZIPS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02124, 02128, 02135, 02130, 02127, 02125, 02136, 02131, 02115, 02126, 30 total

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