Cottage Grove, OR vs Springfield, OR

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

MetricCottage Grove, ORSpringfield, OR
Population10,69861,499
Median Household Income$80,875$68,761
Median Rent$1,254/mo$1,258/mo
Median Home Value$346,600$358,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)102102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.4%48.2%
Poverty Rate10.7%14.9%
Unemployment Rate5.1% (county)5.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k178285
Property Crime Rate /100k1,3462,216
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr206206
Summer Highs79°F81°F
Winter Lows33°F35°F
Snowfall3 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute20.4 min19.4 min
Hospitals12
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.118.1
College Degree Rate21.1%22.4%
Foreign-Born %4.6%5.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.3%-0.7%

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