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Tigard, OR vs Missoula, MT

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Highlights
- Missoula spends 35.4% less per student than Tigard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% lower in Missoula than in Tigard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Missoula had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tigard
 Tigard, ORMissoula, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,865$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,770$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4694573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%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 Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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