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Portland, OR vs Buena Vista, CO

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Highlights
- Buena Vista spends 42.2% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% lower in Buena Vista than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buena Vista had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORBuena Vista, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,828$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,780$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5614573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Buena Vista    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Buena Vista is not a place to live if dependent upon needing a liveable or professional income. Jobs are largely retail and service industry - low wages, temporary,  More

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Over 17 years ago

There is no better place to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Buena Vista is the place to be if your into the great outdoors. Hiking, biking, fishing, whitewater rafting, winter sports snow shoeing, back country skiing also close  More

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