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Visalia, CA vs Gresham, OR

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Highlights
- Gresham spends 33.5% more per student than Visalia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Gresham than in Visalia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gresham had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Visalia
 Visalia, CAGresham, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor640  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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Reviews for Gresham    4 Reviews

First, EVERYTHING is close and conveniently located. Second, there is NO sales tax, so a $1.99 burger is $1.99. You don't have to figure out the tax on anything. Third,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Beware of the I-Tax. It is costly. Not to mention if you are new to the area the I-Tax reflects on the entire Multnomah County area. Even if you rent you  More

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Over 19 years ago

there are more than 2 months of summer there, lived there my whole  More

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