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Tucson, AZ vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 82.0% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Portland than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson

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 Tucson, AZPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,756$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897$14,240$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,785$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6617.2516.23
 Students per Librarian14476144573
 Students per Counselor519299530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.3%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  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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ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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