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Portland, OR vs Glen Allen, VA

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Highlights
- Glen Allen spends 34.2% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% higher in Glen Allen than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glen Allen had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,871$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6674573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Glen Allen    6 Reviews

Regardless of what review you read, no matter how much money you will save, it really does not count when you know that Virginia (a Commonwealth) believes they can stomp  More

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Over 15 years ago

Glen Allen is a wonderful city to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

we have lived here for almost 24 years and found the area to be a great place to live in general and to raiser the family. there are many things to do withon 20 miles  More

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