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Menlo Park, CA vs Gresham, OR

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- Gresham spends 2.6% less per student than Menlo Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% lower in Gresham than in Menlo Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gresham had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Menlo Park
 Menlo Park, CAGresham, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews
Dawn · Menlo Park, CA
San Francisco Bay Area
Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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stephen · Menlo Park, CA
Quality of life in Menlo Park
Over 13 years ago

Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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Chris · Menlo Park, CA
City pairs, recommendation for a one-earner equiva
Over 15 years ago

My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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Reviews for Gresham    4 Reviews
Elaine · Gresham, OR
Three things I like about living here.
Over 17 years ago

First, EVERYTHING is close and conveniently located. Second, there is NO sales tax, so a $1.99 burger is $1.99. You don't have to figure out the tax on anything. Third,  More

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Jina · Gresham, OR
Tax
Over 19 years ago

Beware of the I-Tax. It is costly. Not to mention if you are new to the area the I-Tax reflects on the entire Multnomah County area. Even if you rent you  More

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joe · Takoma Park, MD
not true
Over 19 years ago

there are more than 2 months of summer there, lived there my whole  More

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