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Port Townsend, WA vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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- Thousand Oaks spends 18.5% less per student than Port Townsend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.6% higher in Thousand Oaks than in Port Townsend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thousand Oaks had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Townsend
 Port Townsend, WAThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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Reviews for Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

All you have to do is to check out the climate of Thousand Oaks on this site or on City-Data to see that the climate here in Thousand Oaks is perfect, if you don't like  More

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I've lived here my entire life, which I suppose isn't that long only 17 years. Its been a nice place to grow up, lots of opportunities and places to go as a kid. Park  More

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I have lived here over 10 years. I'm not sure what some of the reviewers are talking about, as it pertains to "nothing to do for kids" here. We have a fantastic Parks  More

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