Hayesville vs Woodburn

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Hayesville, OR

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Woodburn, OR

Area Score

Bottom 47% nationally

Signals

Hayesville

Woodburn

Opportunity

52 · Bottom 40%

57 · Top 49%

Climate

74 · Top 35%

Physical resilience

42 · Bottom 33%

44 · Bottom 34%

Housing affordability

45 · Bottom 7%

59 · Bottom 19%

Access

72 · Bottom 14%

80 · Bottom 22%

Economic stability

47 · Bottom 27%

51 · Bottom 32%

Measured values

Metric	Hayesville	Woodburn	Source period
Population	21,246	27,875	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$58,624	$67,347	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$25,956	$29,787	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	7,113/sq mi	4,498/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$365,400	$331,800	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,435	$1,489	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	47.1%	64.2%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.9%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	1.4%	1.4%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	15.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	23.7%	16.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	84°F	83°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	36°F	36°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	40.1"	39.5"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	46 mi	33 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	29.3 min	29.6 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	32.2	38.6	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Hayesville

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake, heat wave.

Woodburn

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake, heat wave.

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