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Tigard, OR vs Brookings, OR

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Highlights
- Brookings spends 26.2% less per student than Tigard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Brookings than in Tigard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookings had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tigard
 Tigard, ORBrookings, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,683$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,071$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3224573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Tigard    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Tigard for more than 10 years. It is about 15-20 minutes away from Portland, and has some nice neighborhoods. That being said, housing is expensive,  More

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Statistics are one thing, reality is more important. Living in Tigard, OR is hellish. The weather is horrible - rain, mud, algae, sleet, hail pretty much most of the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Tigard is conveniently located to the major highways, a little slower pace of life, and the west side of the Portland metro area has better weather. The city is  More

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Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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