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Palm Bay, FL vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 59.3% more per student than Palm Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% higher in Salem than in Palm Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Bay
 Palm Bay, FLSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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