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Portland, OR vs Manhattan Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Manhattan Beach spends 11.0% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.7% higher in Manhattan Beach than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan Beach had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORManhattan Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%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 Manhattan Beach    6 Reviews

If heaven would have a proper name, Manhattan Beach is what it would be called. Not far fro LAX in Los Angeles lies this beautiful hamlet that I want to live. Want to  More

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It doesn't get any better than Manhattan Beach. However, homes are expensive. If you are in the $1 million + range this is the place: Warm weather all year, low  More

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HowEVERR, it IS - highly priced Housing-wise (thank goodness I bought MY house in '99!!) - Im a REALTOR, watching my personal home-value drop from 3 TIMES purchase  More

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