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Topanga, CA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 12.3% more per student than Topanga.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% lower in Portland than in Topanga. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Topanga
 Topanga, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Topanga    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Topanga is now completely crowded with Airbnbs! No one actually LIVES here anymore. I hear more and more stories about investors buying property here just so they can  More

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Topanga is a beautiful oasis and a wonderful, quiet mountain refuge in the middle of fast-paced Los Angeles. It’s still a hidden gem that few in the general populace  More

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Over 8 years ago

I own a house in Topanga now. People ask me all the time what it's like to live here so I thought I'd share my experience. I moved here from Santa Monica because I  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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