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Lynden, WA vs Tigard, OR

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Highlights
- Tigard spends 15.6% more per student than Lynden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Tigard than in Lynden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tigard had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lynden

Education
 Lynden, WATigard, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,213$19,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,140$12,222$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,672$7,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1118.2116.23
 Students per Librarian12128094573
 Students per Counselor373251530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%2.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%23.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.1%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%46.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.6%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.7%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Tigard    4 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in Tigard for more than 10 years. It is about 15-20 minutes away from Portland, and has some nice neighborhoods. That being said, housing is expensive,  More

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Statistics are one thing, reality is more important. Living in Tigard, OR is hellish. The weather is horrible - rain, mud, algae, sleet, hail pretty much most of the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Tigard is conveniently located to the major highways, a little slower pace of life, and the west side of the Portland metro area has better weather. The city is  More

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ZIPS IN LYNDEN, WASHINGTON
98264
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97223 97224

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