Happy Valley, OR vs Gladstone, OR

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

MetricHappy Valley, ORGladstone, OR
Population26,73811,977
Median Household Income$122,151$91,250
Median Rent$2,029/mo$1,740/mo
Median Home Value$725,300$480,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.7%57.2%
Poverty Rate7.7%13.6%
Unemployment Rate4.5%4.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k211*127
Property Crime Rate /100k1,625*1,644
Median AQI3131
Good AQI Days /yr318318
Summer Highs81°F81°F
Winter Lows37°F37°F
Snowfall3 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute27.4 min23.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher22.517.7
College Degree Rate46.4%25.8%
Foreign-Born %18.2%7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+23.5%-1.4%

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