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Roseburg vs Longview

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Roseburg, OR
Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Longview, WA
45
Area Score
Bottom 6% nationally

Signals

Roseburg
Longview
Opportunity
35 · Bottom 11%
vs
36 · Bottom 12%
Climate
78 · Top 22%
vs
74 · Top 35%
Physical resilience
18 · Bottom 12%
vs
28 · Bottom 22%
Housing affordability
62 · Bottom 24%
vs
63 · Bottom 25%
Access
61 · Bottom 7%
vs
74 · Bottom 16%
Economic stability
36 · Bottom 12%
vs
42 · Bottom 19%

Measured values

MetricRoseburgLongviewSource period
Population23,77838,0692024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$53,918$61,7472024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$30,430$34,2902024 ACS 5-Year
Population density2,208/sq mi2,572/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$289,800$361,6002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,063$1,1372024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate53.8%55.2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate6.2%5.2%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-0.6%-0.1%June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%16.8%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate22.4%16.0%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high86°F79°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low37°F35°F1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport63 mi42 miNASR current cycle
Average commute17.0 min25.7 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age39.640.12024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools12172024-25 school year
Students per teacher16.8617.972024-25 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility82.6%64.7%2024-25 school 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.

Oregon and Washington do not give the same test. Each state writes its own assessment and sets its own passing score, so the two proficiency rows above are not directly comparable — the difference between them partly measures which standard is harder. Students per teacher and the school count are unaffected, and each profile ranks its own proficiency within its own state.

Physical risk tradeoff

Roseburg

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire, earthquake, inland flooding.

Longview

Elevated or high exposure: volcanic activity, earthquake, inland flooding.

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50
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45
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