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Portland, OR vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Bay spends 45.3% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Palm Bay than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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