Coos Bay, OR vs Cottage Grove, OR

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

MetricCoos Bay, ORCottage Grove, OR
Population15,92510,698
Median Household Income$56,524$80,875
Median Rent$1,034/mo$1,254/mo
Median Home Value$306,900$346,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)—102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.4%40.4%
Poverty Rate15.3%10.7%
Unemployment Rate5.8% (county)5.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k514178
Property Crime Rate /100k3,8781,346
Median AQI3546
Good AQI Days /yr260206
Summer Highs66°F79°F
Winter Lows41°F33°F
Snowfall0 in/yr3 in/yr
Avg Commute14.1 min20.4 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher19.419.1
College Degree Rate22.9%21.1%
Foreign-Born %3.8%4.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.0%+2.3%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.