Portland-South Portland → Corvallis
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Portland-South Portland to Corvallis is unfavorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 101.9 to 104.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $211/mo.
- -$4,805
- BLS median salary lower in Corvallis
- 102 to 335
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 11.1:1 to 17.6:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $1,314
- DOL infant care higher / yr in Corvallis
BEA Regional Price Parity, HUD Fair Market Rent, BLS OEWS, FBI UCR, NCES, and DOL. The table below lets you override the composite with your own priorities.
Pros of Moving
- + $211/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
Cons of Moving
- - $5K lower median salary
- - Higher violent crime rate
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 101.9 to 104.0 (ratio 1.02), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $211/mo ($2,532/yr) from $1,833 in Portland-South Portland to $1,622 in Corvallis.
Portland-South Portland still leads on 6 of 7 federal dimensions, the origin keeps the edge. Corvallis sits #302 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Portland-South Portland is #94/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Unfavorable. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $4,805 lower ($75,121 → $70,316). Labor-market size: 273,870 tracked jobs at origin vs 29,730 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: Maine scores 61 (C, #27/51) vs Oregon at 41 (F, #49/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.
State retirement friendliness
Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.
- Income tax
- 68
- Property tax
- 60
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 100
- Income tax
- 62
- Property tax
- 64
- Estate tax
- 50
- Healthcare
- 14
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA; retirement desk: Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides June 2026