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Portland, OR vs Hot Springs Village, AR

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Highlights
- Hot Springs Village spends 29.0% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% lower in Hot Springs Village than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs Village had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORHot Springs Village, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Hot Springs Village    16 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We’ve been coming here for nearly 30 years. Bought a house on Lake Balboa 3 years ago and love the neighbors, golf, restaurants and location. Many lakes in this gated  More

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I have moved into Hot Springs Village less than 2 months ago. Within that 2 month time period I have had the POA compliance authorities come to tell me I was out of  More

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1. Cost of living is lower than most other states, especially property taxes. 2. Icy and snowy weather is infrequent. 3. Hurricane evacuations are not an issue you  More

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