Portland vs Memphis
Portland, OR compared with Memphis, TN · 1,850 miles apart
Portland has 635,109 residents to Memphis’s 609,647. Portland comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Memphis does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Portland, OR | Memphis, TN | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 635,109 | 609,647 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,758 | 2,104 |
| Median household income | $90,919 | $51,736 |
| Median home value | $581,500 | $169,000 |
| Median rent | $1,655 | $1,181 |
| Homeownership | 52% | 44.9% |
| Average commute | 24.1 min | 21.1 min |
| Median age | 38.8 | 34.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 53.8% | 28% |
| Poverty rate | 12.7% | 23.1% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 8.3% |
| Price to income | 6.4× | 3.3× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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