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City guide · Oregon
Moving to Salem, OR
State capital, Willamette Valley wine.
Pop. 176kCost index 100.5 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,500/moMedian home $405kWalk score 35
Salem (metro area) has an overall price level 100.5 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
100.5Housing index
108.6Groceries index (modeled)
100.1Utilities index (modeled)
100.1Electricity rate
14.9 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
100.1Median home value (est.)
$405,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,500/moOregon unemployment is 5.2% with median household income $85k.
Unemployment rate
5.2%Median household income
$85,220Per-capita income
$45,821Labor-force participation
62.9%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberSalem: median home value $405,000.
Home value
$405,000Rent
$1,500/moHomeownership rate
63.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
63/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
ElevatedTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
ElevatedOregon 4th-grade math proficiency: 30.9% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
30.9%Per-pupil spending
$13,828Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
55.0%Notable universities
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