CITIES BY STATE

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Oregon Cities
City Type
City Type	Mountains, Wine Country	West Coast	Mountains, Lakes & Rivers	na
Population (2007)
Population (Current)	72,186	15,763	74,563	64,621
Population (1990)	46,951	15,076	20,469	45,518
Land Area (sq mi)	22	11	32	31
Persons Per Square Mile	3,281	1,433	2,330	2,035
Home Prices
2010	$189,248	$157,221	$241,182	$329,000
Total Appreciation ('01 to '10)	30.9%	38.5%	36.9%	36.0%
Annual Appreciation ('09 to '10)	-4.5%	-12.9%	-4.8%	2.0%
Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '10)	3.0%	3.7%	3.5%	3.9%
Big City Prices ('09)	$237,000	$195,000	$195,000	$213,000
Affordability Index	80%	81%	124%	155%
Big City	Portland	Eugene	Eugene	na
Cost of Living (2010)
Cost of Living	95%	87%	108%	127%
Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2008)
Good Days	78%	79%	95%	79%
Moderate Days	21%	18%	5%	19%
Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	1%	2%	0%	2%
Unhealthy Days	0%	0%	0%	1%
Water Quality (2002-2006)
Good	29%	37%	28%	40%
Threatened	0%	0%	0%	4%
Impaired	71%	63%	72%	56%
Nearest Large City
Distance to Nearest City	273 miles	219 miles	162 miles	97 miles
City	Portland	Portland	Portland	na
Recreation
National Parks	4	1	2	7
National Campgrounds	34	31	52	26
State Parks	8	19	9	11
Medical Care (2009)
Accredited Hospitals	2	1	1	4
Building Permits (single family homes)
2009	128	14	159	151
2008	102	6	276	185
Gain ('00 to '09)	-47.5%	133.3%	-79.8%	-63.9%
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Population Distribution (2006)
Median Age (yrs)	37	40	35	36
White	91.9%	90.8%	93.4%	83.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.4%	0.1%	6.9%
Native American Indian and Alaska Native	1.0%	2.3%	1.4%	0.8%
Asian	1.3%	1.4%	1.2%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%	0.2%
Other Race	0.7%	1.3%	1.2%	3.3%
Multiple Races	4.1%	3.5%	2.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	4.5%	4.9%	8.7%
Income and Housing (2005)
Family Income	$43,972	$38,721	$49,387	$55,423
Occupied Housing	95%	92%	94%	86%
Vacant Housing	5%	8%	6%	14%
Home Ownership	57%	na	63%	54%
Persons Per Family	2.99	2.80	2.90	2.91
Taxes (2009-2010)
Local and State	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	6.8%
Local, State and Federal	98 days	98 days	98 days	99 days
Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000)
Climate Type	Temperate & Dry	Temperate & Humid	Cool & Dry	Temperate & Humid
January Low Temp	31 F	39 F	23 F	27 F
July High Temp	88 F	67 F	81 F	86 F
Annual Precipitation	21 in	64 in	12 in	35 in
Elevation	1,457 ft	6 ft	3,660 ft	1,660 ft
Natural Hazard Risk
Total Hazard Risk	Higher	Moderate	Higher	Moderate
Earthquake	5%	10%	4%	.6%
Tsunami	No Risk	Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	0	0	0	0
Flood	High	Very High	Moderate	Very High
Tornado	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Low
Volcano	High Ash Fall	No Risk	High Volcanic	No Risk
Wildfire	High	Low	High	Low
Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2008)
Violent Crimes	40	19	23	42
Property Crimes	562	423	502	454
Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000)
Heating Degree Days	4,894	4,490	7,042	4,677
Cooling Degree Days	426	12	147	1,249
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