Altamont, OR vs Medford, OR

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

MetricAltamont, ORMedford, OR
Population19,92786,315
Median Household Income$58,629$73,230
Median Rent$1,015/mo$1,376/mo
Median Home Value$249,200$417,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)—101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.4%54.5%
Poverty Rate16.9%13.2%
Unemployment Rate7.2% (county)5.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k219*406
Property Crime Rate /100k473*3,722
Median AQI3843
Good AQI Days /yr235242
Summer Highs82°F88°F
Winter Lows22°F33°F
Snowfall52 in/yr3 in/yr
Avg Commute14.8 min16.6 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher17.520
College Degree Rate22%30.1%
Foreign-Born %5%6.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.6%+0.5%

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.