The Whiteside Theatre is a historic theater building in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. Constructed in 1922 and closed as a commercial theater in 2002, the 800-seat venue was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

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About Corvallis

City in Benton County, Oregon, United States

1845Established

59,922Population

14.3 sq miArea

236 ftElevation

Corvallis ( kor-VAL-iss) is a city in and the county seat of Benton County in central western Oregon, United States. It is the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2023 Census Population Estimates, the population was 61,087, making it the 9th most populous city in Oregon. This includes the 24,900 Oregon State University students at the main campus in Corvallis, over 5,250 of whom live in one of 16 residence halls on the main campus. Corvallis is the location of Oregon State University's 420-acre (170 ha) main campus, Samaritan Health Services, a top 10 largest non-profit employer in the state, an 84-acre (34…

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How Corvallis ranks

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#3Lowest obesity in OR #9Most educated in OR #18Fewest smokers in OR All OR rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code97330, 97331, 97333

Area code541

Living in Corvallis

Housing in Corvallis

$560K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Corvallis home is worth about $560,000, about the same as a year ago, 13% above the Oregon typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market41

Sale-to-list100.5%

Sold in May41

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Safety in Corvallis

Safety Grade C

Corvallis reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 75% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Corvallis 1.8

Oregon 3.2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Corvallis 21.1

Oregon 21.8

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Corvallis

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46% of Corvallis’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Albany (7%), Salem (5%) and Portland (5%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Albany

Salem

Portland

Eugene

46%Work in townlive and work in Corvallis 5 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 29,088Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Corvallis

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Health Grade A−

Healthier than 79% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 96% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Oregon

11better than OR·4worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.

Conditions 9▲ 3 close Habits 1▲ 3 close Care 3▼ 4 close Mind 1▲ 1▼ 1 close

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What stands out

7.8%Fewer adults with diabetesOR 11.2% · better 4.6%Fewer adults with heart diseaseOR 6.5% · better 20.6%More adults in frequent mental distressOR 17.5% · worse

Care nearby

Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis · 2.7 mi · ER

Benton Health CenterCorvallis · 0.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Corvallis

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.

🏚️ Earthquakes🌊 Inland flooding

17Does Corvallis flood?paid flood claims since 1996 6Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Corvallis

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Climate in Corvallis

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Corvallis has mild winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

49° / 35°Winter

63° / 41°Spring

81° / 51°Summer

65° / 43°Fall

How much snow does Corvallis get?About 4 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 28, with the last in spring around Apr 17.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.1° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Corvallis

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School Grade A-

The public schools Corvallis’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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DistrictCorvallis SD 509JSchools13

Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 378 students Bessie Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 351 students Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 342 students Letitia Carson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 333 students Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 311 students Franklin SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 310 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OR. Ratings are from neighbors.