Forest Grove, OR vs Bethany, OR

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

MetricForest Grove, ORBethany, OR
Population26,52933,106
Median Household Income$87,933$167,735
Median Rent$1,460/mo$2,245/mo
Median Home Value$479,600$751,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.4%44.7%
Poverty Rate15.4%4%
Unemployment Rate5.3%4.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k402205*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,087855*
Median AQI3636
Good AQI Days /yr289289
Summer Highs79°F79°F
Winter Lows33°F40°F
Snowfall3 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute29.8 min23.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher18.921.1
College Degree Rate31.8%71.7%
Foreign-Born %13.2%35.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.0%—

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