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Oregon Cities
City Type
City Type	Mountains, Wine Country	West Coast	Mountains, Lakes & Rivers	na
Population (2016 est.)
Population (Current)	81,636	16,292	91,122	78,040
Population (1990)	46,951	15,076	20,469	49,272
Land Area (sq mi)	26	11	33	36
Persons Per Square Mile	3,140	1,481	2,761	2,151
Home Prices
2018	$281,210	$202,629	$390,052	$419,000
Total Appreciation ('01 to '18)	94.5%	78.5%	121.4%	76.0%
Annual Appreciation ('17 to '18)	5.4%	6.1%	1.8%	6.0%
Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '18)	4.3%	3.7%	5.1%	3.8%
Big City Prices ('18)	$399,000	$303,000	$303,000	$340,000
Bargain Index	57%	54%	104%	101%
Big City	Portland	Eugene	Eugene	na
Monthly Rent	$1,308	$1,137	$1,385	$1,495
Price/Rent Index	14.4	12.0	18.9	19.0
Cost of Living (2018)
Cost of Living	91%	79%	104%	109%
Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Good Days	251	253	316	72%
Moderate Days	98	83	32	25%
Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	7	8	1	3%
Unhealthy Days	2	2	2	0%
Very Unhealthy Days	1	0	1	0%
Water Quality (2002-2014)
Good	31%	36%	31%	36%
Threatened	0%	0%	0%	2%
Impaired	70%	65%	70%	62%
Walkability
Walk Score®	37	81	33	45
Nearest Large City
Distance to Nearest City	273 miles	219 miles	162 miles	72 miles
City	Portland	Portland	Portland	na
Recreation
National Parks	4	1	2	7
National Campgrounds	34	31	52	26
State Parks	8	19	9	11
Medical Care (2016)
Accredited Hospitals	2	1	2	4
Building Permits (single family homes)
2016	339	12	1,014	346
2015	243	7	899	324
Gain ('15 to '16)	40%	71%	13%	6%
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Population Distribution (2010)
Median Age (yrs)	38	42	37	37
White	86.0%	87.1%	91.3%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.6%	0.5%	7.2%
Native American Indian and Alaska Native	1.2%	2.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Asian	1.5%	1.4%	1.2%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian	0.5%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Race	6.0%	2.8%	3.4%	4.4%
Multiple Races	3.9%	5.2%	2.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.8%	7.6%	8.2%	11.6%
Income and Housing (2010)
Family Income	$51,915	$47,998	$64,128	$69,596
Occupied Housing	93%	92%	88%	83%
Vacant Housing	7%	8%	12%	17%
Home Ownership	52%	55%	58%	55%
Persons Per Family	3.00	2.80	2.90	2.90
Taxes (2018)
Local and State	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	6.8%
Local, State and Federal	107 days	107 days	107 days	113 days
Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000)
Climate Type	Temperate & Dry	Temperate & Humid	Cool & Dry	Temperate & Humid
January Low Temp	31 F	39 F	23 F	27 F
July High Temp	88 F	67 F	81 F	86 F
Annual Precipitation	21 in	64 in	12 in	35 in
Elevation	1,457 ft	6 ft	3,660 ft	1,652 ft
Natural Hazard Risk
Total Hazard Risk	Higher	Moderate	Higher	Moderate
Earthquake	5%	10%	4%	10.9%
Tsunami	No Risk	Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	0	0	0	10
Flood	High	Very High	Moderate	Very High
Tornado	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Low
Volcano	High Ash Fall	No Risk	High Volcanic	No Risk
Wildfire	High	Low	High	Low
Man-Made Hazard Risk (Nuclear)
Nearby Reactors	0	0	0	2
Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Violent Crimes	45	29	21	40
Property Crimes	566	494	383	397
Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000)
Heating Degree Days	4,894	4,490	7,042	4,662
Cooling Degree Days	426	12	147	1,253
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