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Urbandale, IA vs Manzanita, OR

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- Manzanita spends 46.2% more per student than Urbandale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Manzanita than in Urbandale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manzanita had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Urbandale
 Urbandale, IAManzanita, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,193$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4294573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Urbandale    1 Reviews
Michelle · Urbandale, IA
Urbandale is a great place to live!
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

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Reviews for Manzanita    4 Reviews
Jeff · Manzanita, OR
Beautiful affordable beach resort
Over 4 years ago

My wife and I sold our Vermont House and bought a house in Manzanita to be closer to my son in Portland, OR. We’ve been here for less than a year and so far we’re  More

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Jeff · Manzanita, OR
Beautiful affordable beach resort
Over 4 years ago

My wife and I sold our Vermont House and bought a house in Manzanita to be closer to my son in Portland, OR. We’ve been here for less than a year and so far we’re  More

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Kim · Nehalem, OR
Living in Manzanita, Oregon
Over 10 years ago

Ran across your information about Manzanita Oregon. Everything seems spot on and very helpful. The cost of living, housing-wise, is not a bargain. One might find a  More

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