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Portland, OR vs Middletown, CT

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Highlights
- Middletown spends 29.1% more per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.2% lower in Middletown than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Middletown had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORMiddletown, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,271$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,520$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3184573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%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 Middletown    9 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

To use the train system to commute from mid state to New York is challenging. This would be the biggest adjustment moving from the suburbs of New York City to  More

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Over 14 years ago

Middletown, CT is one of the few cities in Connecticut worth living in. With a low crime rate, relatively low cost of living and plenty of housing options, there is  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice quiet town with low crime rate. Interesting small downtown area with variety of decent restaurants. Lacking in adult music, dancing etc., as much of  More

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