Milwaukie, OR vs Happy Valley, OR

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

MetricMilwaukie, ORHappy Valley, OR
Population21,39226,738
Median Household Income$86,892$122,151
Median Rent$1,598/mo$2,029/mo
Median Home Value$505,100$725,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59%49.7%
Poverty Rate7.9%7.7%
Unemployment Rate4.9% (county)4.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k281211*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,6101,625*
Median AQI3131
Good AQI Days /yr318318
Summer Highs78°F81°F
Winter Lows38°F37°F
Snowfall4 in/yr3 in/yr
Avg Commute25.6 min27.4 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher1922.5
College Degree Rate41.5%46.4%
Foreign-Born %6.3%18.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.5%+23.5%

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.