Coos Bay, OR vs Santa Clara, OR

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

MetricCoos Bay, ORSanta Clara, OR
Population15,92510,551
Median Household Income$56,524$88,344
Median Rent$1,034/mo$1,706/mo
Median Home Value$306,900$415,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)—102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.4%35.5%
Poverty Rate15.3%8.9%
Unemployment Rate5.8% (county)5.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k514216*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,878811*
Median AQI3546
Good AQI Days /yr260206
Summer Highs66°F81°F
Winter Lows41°F35°F
Snowfall0 in/yr3 in/yr
Avg Commute14.1 min20.9 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher19.4—
College Degree Rate22.9%30.1%
Foreign-Born %3.8%3.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.0%—

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 Santa Clara (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.