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Portland, OR vs Dover, NH

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Highlights
- Dover spends 1.7% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.1% lower in Dover than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dover had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORDover, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,903$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4034573
 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.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%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 Dover    4 Reviews

I love Dover New Hampshire.I was born in Dover and grew up there.I moved in 2004 to Tennessee.I have been home sick ever since for Dover.I am now searching for a place  More

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Over 17 years ago

The area is well situated for many day trips (Portland, Me, Boston, Ma, Concord NH and the white mountains) Negatives are weather (winters mainly because fall is  More

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Over 19 years ago

Dover, NH, is a terrific place to live. Quite, great seasonal weather, gorgeous autumns, extremely scenic. Short on culture, but 15 minutes to Portsmouth, little over  More

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