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Portland, OR vs Eureka, CA

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Highlights
- Eureka spends 19.8% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% higher in Eureka than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eureka had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, OREureka, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$15,703$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$13,439$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$7,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2518.8816.23
 Students per Librarian61470434573
 Students per Counselor299659530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%7.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%26.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%29.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.2%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 Eureka    43 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived here 7 years and moved away a year ago. Crime and homelessness was really bad. Public funds which should be used to improve infrastructure somehow disappeared.  More

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Over 3 years ago

I enjoy living in Eureka. There is a lot of beautiful outdoor trails. The climate is mild. Other places I have lived were freezing cold in winter, and flaming hot in  More

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I lived in a suburb just north of Eureka for three years. It has a small-town feel, where everybody seems to know everybody. There is zero traffic, but that's because  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN EUREKA, CALIFORNIA
95503 95501

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