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Tampa, FL vs Bend, OR

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- Bend spends 43.4% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% higher in Bend than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 5 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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