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Milwaukie, OR vs Kennewick, WA

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- Kennewick spends 0.1% less per student than Milwaukie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Kennewick than in Milwaukie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kennewick had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Milwaukie
 Milwaukie, ORKennewick, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,710$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,791  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,955$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11224573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Milwaukie    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Beautiful place to live. Just enough liberals in the Portland Metro area. High unemployment right now but never a great time to buy a house.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Since I moved in March 2014 the cost of rent has increased including all of the Portland Metro area. The Oregon state minimum wage is 9.25 hr and there is no sales tax  More

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Over 15 years ago

Beautiful place to live. Too many liberals in the Portland Metro area. High unemployment right now but great time to buy a  More

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Reviews for Kennewick    24 Reviews

Born here and lived most of my 48 years here. If people haven't gotten out and explored the versatility of this place to entertain a population at my levels and options  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here for 30 years. Very good place to live. Three major rivers meet here. The Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers. So if you like fishing or boating it’s a  More

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