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Central Point vs Canby

200 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8.2× in Canby) and home values (+36% in Canby).

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Central Point, ORAn outdoors townOregon · 19,216 people
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Canby, ORKnown for its schoolsOregon · 18,134 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Central PointAn outdoors town
Outdoors#7 most walkable in OR1.3 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves HistorySettled in 18529 places on the National Register Housing$418K typical home16% below the OR typical home All about Central Point →
CanbyKnown for its schools
Schools#13 for schools in ORof 121 towns Outdoors#16 most trails in OR11 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 62%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Canby →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails8.2×
Canby has more miles of trail
Canby 10.6 miCentral Point 1.3 mi
Home values+36%
Homes cost more in Canby
Canby $528,500Central Point $389,100
Property tax bill+35%
Tax bills are bigger in Canby
Canby $4,610Central Point $3,422
Average commute9 min
Central Point has the shorter commute
Canby 25 minCentral Point 16 min
Household income+17%
Households in Canby earn more
Canby $100,989Central Point $86,058
Street grid+48%
Central Point has the more walkable street grid
Central Point 156Canby 105
★ What stands out · Report cards

Canby places higher on 12 of 22 OR lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Oregon ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
BCentral PointSafer than 56% of U.S. towns BCanbySafer than 62% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−Central PointBetter than 21% of districts in the state A−CanbyBetter than 82% of districts in the state
Health
BCentral PointHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns BCanbyHealthier than 62% of U.S. towns
10Central Point
12Canby

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 108 towns #102#16 Highest graduation rateSchools · 139 towns #119#17 Shortest commuteGetting around · 147 towns #16#94 Best schoolsSchools · 121 towns #77#13 Most affordableCost of living · 147 towns #52#110 Most walkableOutdoors · 147 towns #7#53 Lowest property taxCost of living · 147 towns #79#121 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 65 towns #22#4

Left end = #1 in Oregon. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Central Point’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,040 more a month in Canby

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Central Point$2,500/mo
Typical home $418K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $1,364/mo · Housing →
Canby$3,540/mo
Typical home $592K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $1,542/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,040 a month, about $12,400 a year, between Canby and Central Point.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Central PointCanby
Snow a year3″1″
January low33°F35°F
July high92°F81°F
Growing season (days)204d241d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th76th
Outdoors & history
Central PointCanby
Trails1 mi11 mi
Conserved land6.2%15%
Settled18521857
National Register places94
Archive photos1212
Famous people born here37
Community
Central PointCanby
Library hours a week41 hrs49 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

200 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Central PointORCanbyOR
Central Point ↔ Canby200 miles apart
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What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Central PointCanby
People
Population 19,216Highest 18,134Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.6%Lowest OR: +10.6% +14.8%Highest OR: +10.6%
Median age 41.7±3.3Lowest 3% above OR 43±1.9Highest 6% above OR
Canby and Central Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.8%±3.6Highest OR: 19.9% 22.4%±2.5Lowest OR: 19.9%
Central Point and Canby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.9%±2.5Lowest OR: 19.1% 20.7%±2.1Highest OR: 19.1%
Canby and Central Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.4%Lowest OR: 36.8% 30.5%Highest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.2Highest OR: 5.7% 2.9%±0.8Lowest OR: 5.7%
Central Point and Canby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,058±$9kLowest 4% above OR $100,989±$6kHighest 22% above OR
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $389,100±$18kLowest 19% below OR $528,500±$18kHighest 11% above OR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,364±$116Lowest 11% below OR $1,542±$98Highest about the OR average
Canby and Central Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,422Lowest 12% below OR $4,610Highest 19% above OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.3%±9.6Highest OR: 52.5% 40.7%±9.2Lowest OR: 52.5%
Central Point and Canby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.7%Lowest OR: 11.9% 7.9%Highest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.2%Lowest OR: 63.3% 70.3%Highest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 16 yrs newer than OR 1993Lowest 12 yrs newer than OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 33% below OR 25 minHighest 7% above OR
Work from home 8.6%±2.8Lowest OR: 19% 13%±2.5Highest OR: 19%
Canby and Central Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.5%Lowest 14.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.8 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.62Lowest 0.84Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Medford (47%)Portland (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CanbyFew work in Central Point
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.2%Lowest 15%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 10.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 11 11
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 156Highest 105Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #77 of 121 in OR#13 of 121 in OR
School district Central Point SD 6Canby SD 86
High school in town Crater High SchoolCanby High School
Students per teacherat that high school 21.8Lowest 21.9Highest
Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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