Salem vs Corvallis
Salem, OR compared with Corvallis, OR · 27 miles apart
Salem has 181,779 residents to Corvallis’s 61,499. Salem comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Corvallis does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Salem, OR | Corvallis, OR | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 181,779 | 61,499 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,708 | 4,228 |
| Median household income | $75,487 | $65,012 |
| Median home value | $416,900 | $502,900 |
| Median rent | $1,400 | $1,391 |
| Homeownership | 55.9% | 41.7% |
| Average commute | 22 min | 16.1 min |
| Median age | 36 | 27.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 31.5% | 61.4% |
| Poverty rate | 14.4% | 24.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 8.4% |
| Price to income | 5.5× | 7.7× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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