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Vail, CO vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 24.2% more per student than Vail.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.8% higher in Portland than in Vail. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vail

Education
 Vail, COPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,754$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,095$14,240$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,336$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.817.2516.23
 Students per Librarian17376144573
 Students per Counselor167299530
 Grade School Educ.0.2%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.99.2%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.7%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Vail    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 18 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  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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81657
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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