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Wenatchee, WA vs Astoria, OR

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- Astoria spends 97.0% more per student than Wenatchee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Astoria than in Wenatchee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Astoria had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wenatchee
 Wenatchee, WAAstoria, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,908$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,959  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,752$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5104573
 Students per Counselor414  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Wenatchee    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a wonderful place to live. Lots of sun, and Winters are not as cold as the East coast. With an enormous, thriving and escalating diversity of people, and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Seattle and spend most of my life there. As much as I love the Seattle area I've always felt the need to leave my home town to explore new horizons.  More

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Over 12 years ago

As my main residence is in Oceanside Ca. I stay in E. Wenatchee 3 to 4 months a year (spring/summer) I can say that Wenatchee is an expensive place to live...yes more  More

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Reviews for Astoria    7 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 9 months now. First, what I like: This place is absolutely beautiful, very close to nature, with great beaches, waterfalls, forests, and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Astoria, OR for over 5 years and have also visited this town for my entire 60 years. There is no better place in the US to live. My house has the best  More

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Over 14 years ago

I went there to visit during June of 2011. I can tell you that Astoria is a very nice town. Its very green with tall trees on hills and grass very green compare to where  More

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