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Medford, OR vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 23.5% more per student than Medford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.9% lower in Columbia than in Medford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Medford
 Medford, ORColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,411  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor907  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%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 Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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