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16,275people live here $69,669median household income▼ 14% below US $1,416median rent per monthNear US average $340,200median home valueNear US average

Four Corners is an unincorporated community in Marion County, OR. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Four Corners

Four Corners is an unincorporated community in Oregon with air quality that stays clean most of the year. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Four Corners deals with college degree attainment below the national average, larger class sizes than the national average, fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.

The good

Clean air

The not so good

Low college degree attainment
High student-teacher ratio
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Four Corners compares

Median household income

Four Corners$69,669

Oregon avg$83,011

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Four Corners$1,416

Oregon avg$1,525

US$1,413

Median home value

Four Corners$340,200

Oregon avg$477,600

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Four Corners

Based on Four Corners's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,832

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $56,640 a year
49% of Four Corners renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$68,040

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $34,020
Homes cost 4.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,416/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,416 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $340,200. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $340,200 · 49% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in Marion County is 5.0%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Marion County (county-wide)

Safety

149 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Four Corners doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Marion County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1290/100k · Policed by Marion County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

24 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 24.3 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 8% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

74%

Carpool

13%

Work from home

7.8%

Other

2.5%

Walk

1.5%

Public transit

1.4%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 81°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 36°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 71% below US

10% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (50 miles away).

Bottom line

Four Corners's strongest point is air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are college degree attainment below the national average and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city. A year of median rent ($1,416/mo) equals 24% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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