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Walnut Creek, CA vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 4.8% more per student than Walnut Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% lower in Bend than in Walnut Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Walnut Creek

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 Walnut Creek, CABend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,192$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448$10,841$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,565$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2118.816.23
 Students per Librarian75186024573
 Students per Counselor584268530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.4%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.1%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.0%46.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.20.7%12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.5%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 6 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 6 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 3 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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ZIPS IN WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
94598 94597 94596 94595
ZIPS IN BEND, OREGON
97701 97702

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