2025 Compare Cities Education:
Nevada City, CA vs Medford, OR

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Highlights
- Medford spends 34.8% less per student than Nevada City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% higher in Medford than in Nevada City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Medford had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nevada City
 Nevada City, CAMedford, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,509$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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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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