Portland vs Corvallis
Portland, OR compared with Corvallis, OR · 74 miles apart
Portland has 635,109 residents to Corvallis’s 61,499. Portland comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Corvallis does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Portland, OR | Corvallis, OR | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 635,109 | 61,499 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,758 | 4,228 |
| Median household income | $90,919 | $65,012 |
| Median home value | $581,500 | $502,900 |
| Median rent | $1,655 | $1,391 |
| Homeownership | 52% | 41.7% |
| Average commute | 24.1 min | 16.1 min |
| Median age | 38.8 | 27.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 53.8% | 61.4% |
| Poverty rate | 12.7% | 24.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 8.4% |
| Price to income | 6.4× | 7.7× |
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