Cottage Grove, OR vs Corvallis, OR

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

MetricCottage Grove, ORCorvallis, OR
Population10,69859,960
Median Household Income$80,875$65,012
Median Rent$1,254/mo$1,391/mo
Median Home Value$346,600$502,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)102104
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.4%59.1%
Poverty Rate10.7%24.3%
Unemployment Rate5.1% (county)4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k178173
Property Crime Rate /100k1,3462,188
Median AQI46—
Good AQI Days /yr206—
Summer Highs79°F80°F
Winter Lows33°F34°F
Snowfall3 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute20.4 min16.1 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.120.4
College Degree Rate21.1%61.4%
Foreign-Born %4.6%12.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.3%+2.6%

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