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Portland, OR vs Federal Way, WA

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Highlights
- Federal Way spends 2.5% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Federal Way than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Federal Way had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, ORFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2518.5316.23
 Students per Librarian6149894573
 Students per Counselor299455530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%23.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%29.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%0.7%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 Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON
98023 98003

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