Corvallis makes Oregon’s top 10 on 2 lists
Corvallis is ranked on 36 lists against the 147 Oregon towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 8.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every OR town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Corvallis marked.
Younger than 99% of Oregon
Not better or worse, just Corvallis’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Corvallis lands in the top half on 15 of 23 lists
Each dot is Corvallis’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OR, the right end is last. Areas where Corvallis does best come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for health
Lists where Corvallis sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Corvallis lands in every OR ranking
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
People
Most educated#1 Lake Oswego · 74.8%
#9
Youngest#1 Nyssa · 25.1
#3
Oldest#1 Eagle Crest · 67.7
#145
Most residents 65+#1 Eagle Crest · 60.3%
#115
Most kids#1 Nyssa · 40.6%
#139 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethany · 99 / 100
#27
Lowest obesity#1 Eagle Crest · 25%
#3
Fewest smokers#1 Lake Oswego · 6%
#18
Most active#1 West Haven-Sylvan · 14%
#20
Fewest uninsured#1 Lake Oswego · 4%
#48
Lowest depression#1 Bethany · 20%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Hood River · 0.3 mi
#67 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lakeview · 7.3 min
#20 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Eagle Crest · 45.7%
#44
Most trails#1 Jacksonville · 5.6 mi / sq mi
#30
Most walkable#1 King City · 270 / sq mi
#64 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Eagle Crest · 35%
#67
Most new homes#1 Phoenix · 21.7 per 1,000
#44
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Baker City · +77.2%
#69
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Wood Village · 8.2 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Burns · 2.3 yrs
#104
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Cheapest rent#1 Estacada · $682/mo
#70
Lowest property tax#1 Tri-City · $1,418/yr
#128
Rent easiest to afford#1 Junction City · 31.5%
#65 Safety
Safest#1 Gervais · 10.2
#45 
The number on the right is Corvallis’s spot. All of Oregon’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every OR list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.