Oak Grove, OR vs Lake Oswego, OR

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

MetricOak Grove, ORLake Oswego, OR
Population16,79640,381
Median Household Income$86,226$141,549
Median Rent$1,744/mo$2,139/mo
Median Home Value$515,700$932,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.1%45.7%
Poverty Rate8.4%3.4%
Unemployment Rate4.9% (county)4.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k211*55
Property Crime Rate /100k1,625*939
Median AQI3131
Good AQI Days /yr318318
Summer Highs81°F81°F
Winter Lows37°F37°F
Snowfall4 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute25.1 min21.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher18.617
College Degree Rate43.6%74.8%
Foreign-Born %7.8%11.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.6%-2.7%

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