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Central Point vs Gladstone

209 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+12.1 pts in Gladstone) and property tax bill (+41% in Gladstone).

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Central Point, ORAn outdoors townOregon · 19,216 people
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Gladstone, ORKnown for its schoolsOregon · 11,977 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 →
GladstoneKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 89%of OR districts Outdoors#26 most conserved land in OR1.8 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 63%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Gladstone →
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.

Work from home+12.1 pts
More people work from home in Gladstone
Gladstone 20.7%Central Point 8.6%
Property tax bill+41%
Tax bills are bigger in Gladstone
Gladstone $4,813Central Point $3,422
Rent+28%
Rent runs higher in Gladstone
Gladstone $1,740Central Point $1,364
Home values+24%
Homes cost more in Gladstone
Gladstone $480,700Central Point $389,100
Average commute8 min
Central Point has the shorter commute
Gladstone 23 minCentral Point 16 min
Typical home built21 yrs
Gladstone’s homes are older
Central Point 1997Gladstone 1976
★ What stands out · Report cards

Central Point 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 C+GladstoneSafer than 41% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−Central PointBetter than 21% of districts in the state AGladstoneBetter than 89% of districts in the state
Health
BCentral PointHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns BGladstoneHealthier than 63% of U.S. towns
12Central Point
9Gladstone

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

Highest graduation rateSchools · 139 towns #119#7 Most remote workersWork · 141 towns #105#31 Lowest depressionHealth · 147 towns #54#128 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 65 towns #22#53 Shortest commuteGetting around · 147 towns #16#76 Lowest obesityHealth · 147 towns #27#80 Cheapest rentCost of living · 145 towns #63#113 Fastest growingGrowth · 140 towns #61#108

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 $610 more a month in Gladstone

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 →
Gladstone$3,110/mo
Typical home $512K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $1,740/mo · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,400 a year, between Gladstone 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 PointGladstone
Snow a year3″4″
January low33°F37°F
July high92°F80°F
Growing season (days)204d280d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th72nd
Outdoors & history
Central PointGladstone
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land6.2%13.8%
Settled18521911
National Register places9—
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here3—
Community
Central PointGladstone
Library hours a week41 hrs56 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

209 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Central PointORGladstoneOR
Central Point ↔ Gladstone209 miles apart
Everything, side by side

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 PointGladstone
People
Population 19,216Highest 11,977Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.6%Highest OR: +10.6% +4.5%Lowest OR: +10.6%
Median age 41.7±3.3Lowest 3% above OR 44.8±3.3Highest 11% above OR
Gladstone 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% 16.5%±2.7Lowest OR: 19.9%
Central Point and Gladstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.9%±2.5Highest OR: 19.1% 18.5%±3.4Lowest OR: 19.1%
Central Point and Gladstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.4%Highest OR: 36.8% 25.8%Lowest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.2 OR: 5.7% 4.2%±1.7 OR: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,058±$9kLowest 4% above OR $91,250±$15kHighest 10% above OR
Gladstone and Central Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $389,100±$18kLowest 19% below OR $480,700±$24kHighest about the OR average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,364±$116Lowest 11% below OR $1,740±$51Highest 14% above OR
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,422Lowest 12% below OR $4,813Highest 24% above OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.3%±9.6Lowest OR: 52.5% 58.5%±11.7Highest OR: 52.5%
Gladstone and Central Point 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% 13.6%Highest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.2%Highest OR: 63.3% 64.6%Lowest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 16 yrs newer than OR 1976Lowest 5 yrs older than OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 33% below OR 23 minHighest about the OR average
Work from home 8.6%±2.8Lowest OR: 19% 20.7%±5Highest OR: 19%
Work in townworking residents 10.5%Highest 3.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.8 miLowest 9.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.62Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Medford (47%)Portland (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GladstoneFew work in Central Point
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.2%Lowest 13.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 11Lowest 13Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 156Highest 112Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #77 of 121 in OR#106 of 121 in OR
School district Central Point SD 6Gladstone SD 115
High school in town Crater High SchoolGladstone High School
Students per teacherat that high school 21.8Highest 20.6Lowest
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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