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Medford, OR vs Anderson, IN

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Highlights
- Anderson spends 10.5% less per student than Medford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.0% lower in Anderson than in Medford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anderson had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Medford
 Medford, ORAnderson, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,987$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,411  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor907  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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