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Sonoma, CA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 16.2% more per student than Sonoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% lower in Portland than in Sonoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sonoma

Education
 Sonoma, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,850$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921$14,240$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,508$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.8217.2516.23
 Students per Librarian142406144573
 Students per Counselor399299530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.9%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.7%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Sonoma    12 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I love Sonoma. Moved here from Texas and I can't wait to live in this small town with country living all around. I hate all the drama and crime in Vallejo. I live in  More

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I have lived in Sonoma for 3 years now. I relocated after a brief stint in Salt Lake City but lived in San Francisco for 30 years before that. If you like small town  More

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The best aspects of living in Sonoma County,CA: Air quality is best that one can ask for and there is no severe weather. No hazardous weather driving or walking  More

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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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ZIPS IN SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
95476
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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