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Port Townsend, WA vs Victoria, TX

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- Victoria spends 41.0% less per student than Port Townsend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Victoria than in Port Townsend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Victoria had 15.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Townsend
 Port Townsend, WAVictoria, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,309$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,764$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7334573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Victoria    8 Reviews

I’ve been living here since 2016 after living in two metropolitan cities. Let’s start with good: Good is there is a variety of elementary schools for such a medium sized  More

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Over 4 years ago

These reviews are very old so here's an update. I had my pick in south Texas to live and found this small city. My wife and I love it. It's in the middle of major  More

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Over 13 years ago

Used to live in Victoria but raising a family there was terrible. We were secluded in our development but when the kids got out into public schools even at the low  More

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