Population: 52,000 (Corvallis), 78,000 (Benton County)
Avg July High: 80 Avg January Low: 33
Avg Annual Snowfall: 6 inches
Closest Big City: Portland, 80 miles
Health Care: Samaritan Health System (40 facilities in 3 counties; 163 bed
hospital; level I trauma center)
Cost of Living: 10% above the national average
Housing: Average homes sells for $185,000
Education: 14th in U.S. for SAT scores (70% of K-12 teachers hold a
masters degree)
Linn Benton Community College (general education and
technical training) Oregon State University - $208 million in total awards ($178M competitive) last year (nationally recognized engineering and business programs)
ONAMI – Oregon’s first signature research site
Workforce: Unemployment 4.5%
Highest number of PhD’s per capita in State
15th on Harvard’s Creativity Index
Abundance of well trained technology workers