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Portland, OR vs Destin, FL

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Highlights
- Destin spends 49.6% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% higher in Destin than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Destin had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, ORDestin, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$9,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$9,180$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2517.3116.23
 Students per Librarian61416174573
 Students per Counselor299409530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%2.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%22.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%43.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.3%1.5%

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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 Destin    14 Reviews

I find it amazing the place is rated one star - Yes the cost of housing is high especially as covid pushed more people to Florida. But living here is easy - three  More

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This tiny town is SO expensive. Unless you want a roach and mold infested place you will have to pay around $1800 or more and the “nice” places have reviews that scare  More

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I moved to Destin in 1987 when there was no development in the eastern part of town, only trees, beaches and a two lane road. I worked as a Sheriff's Deputy for over 30  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN DESTIN, FLORIDA
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