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Portland, OR vs Billerica, MA

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Highlights
- Billerica spends 20.4% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% lower in Billerica than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Billerica had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORBillerica, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Billerica    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I'm really not complaining about living here. My husband and I are retired and I think the cost of living is higher here than many other places. We are trying to agree  More

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Over 16 years ago

Having lived in 3rd world countries in South America I can tell you that the entire area is headed in the same direction. Congestion is increasing, traffic is getting  More

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Over 16 years ago

Having lived in 3rd world countries down in South America I can honestly say that the entire area is headed in the same direction. Congestion is increasing, traffic is  More

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