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Tigard, OR vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 16.1% less per student than Tigard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% higher in Santa Barbara than in Tigard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tigard
 Tigard, ORSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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