2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, OR vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Towson spends 13.5% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% lower in Towson than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Towson had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORTowson, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%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 Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  More

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