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Corvallis is a mid-size city of 59,960 people in Benton County, Oregon. It's part of the Corvallis, OR area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $503k and rent runs about $1k a month.
59,960people
$503kTypical home
$1,391/moRent
83° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
191Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 59,960
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,127 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Portland, OR
- In the Corvallis, OR area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $503k (≈$3,171/mo)
- Median rent $1,391/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 191 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 174 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,095 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 20% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 32% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SLE airport
- 78 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 272 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 174 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Benton County: D+40 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk