Cottage Grove, OR vs Santa Clara, OR

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

MetricCottage Grove, ORSanta Clara, OR
Population10,69810,551
Median Household Income$80,875$88,344
Median Rent$1,254/mo$1,706/mo
Median Home Value$346,600$415,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)102102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.4%35.5%
Poverty Rate10.7%8.9%
Unemployment Rate5.1% (county)5.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k178216*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,346811*
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr206206
Summer Highs79°F81°F
Winter Lows33°F35°F
Snowfall3 in/yr3 in/yr
Avg Commute20.4 min20.9 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.1—
College Degree Rate21.1%30.1%
Foreign-Born %4.6%3.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.3%—

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.