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Portland, OR vs Poway, CA

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Highlights
- Poway spends 16.4% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% higher in Poway than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poway had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORPoway, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%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 Poway    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Poway is a great place to live. People are friendly, neighbors watch out for each other. Great trails, beautiful views. Love to hear the birds. Family oriented. Yes  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here 37 years ago and love the birds singing in the morning, minimal traffic noise, and convenience to Carmel Mountain Ranch for shopping. Easy access to the  More

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I've lived here for 30 years. Back 30 years ago it was great. Small town, friendly people, etc. NOW Traffic is pretty bad but still better than most of SD county. I'm  More

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