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Portland, OR vs Corvallis, OR

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Highlights
- Corvallis spends 4.8% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in Corvallis than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Corvallis had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORCorvallis, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,642$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,505$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4714573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.0%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 Corvallis    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I just made a trip to Corvallis to browse the town, go to places of interest and get a feel for the place I was considering to move and buy a home. OMGosh, I could not  More

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I have lived here 30 yrs and it is great especially if you like extortion, fraud, theft, back biting, a police force that has no respect for you or your rights, a  More

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This is the third or fourth time I've come to this site to find reliable stats and have found blatant mistakes. Also, why can't I leave a comment about 'people'? Thank  More

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