Altamont, OR vs Grants Pass, OR

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricAltamont, ORGrants Pass, OR
Population19,92739,311
Median Household Income$58,629$59,646
Median Rent$1,015/mo$1,217/mo
Median Home Value$249,200$382,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)—98
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.4%54.6%
Poverty Rate16.9%14.4%
Unemployment Rate7.2% (county)6.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k219*369
Property Crime Rate /100k473*2,257
Median AQI3833
Good AQI Days /yr235249
Summer Highs82°F87°F
Winter Lows22°F35°F
Snowfall52 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute14.8 min18.2 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher17.518.6
College Degree Rate22%19.3%
Foreign-Born %5%3.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.6%+0.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Altamont (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.