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Portland vs Springfield

Portland, OR compared with Springfield, OR · 104 miles apart

Portland has 635,109 residents to Springfield’s 61,431. Portland comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Springfield does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Portland, OR Springfield, OR
Population 635,109 61,431
Density (per sq mi) 4,758 3,826
Median household income $90,919 $68,761
Median home value $581,500 $358,700
Median rent $1,655 $1,258
Homeownership 52% 55%
Average commute 24.1 min 19.4 min
Median age 38.8 37.4
Bachelor's degree + 53.8% 22.4%
Poverty rate 12.7% 14.9%
Unemployment 5.8% 5.1%
Price to income 6.4× 5.2×

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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