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44.93° N · 122.97° W · GEOID 4126750

Four Corners

Marion County, Oregon · part of the Salem, OR metro

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The short answer

Four Corners is home to 16,275 people. Median household income is $69,669 a year and median rent is $1,416 a month, 24.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $340,200, about 4.9x annual median household income.

The story in Four Corners is how fast things are changing. Home values rose 14.2% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 5.6%, a wider gap than in 94% of places its size. Also notable: Home value growth is 14.2% a year, against 9.3% a year in its closest peers.

11OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Four Corners scores better than 11% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 99th of 104 in Oregon.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%25
Economy 20%46
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%32
Education 10%3
Commute 10%54
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,416
4% above the median place
Median household income
$69,669
13% below the median place
Median home value
$340,200
7% above the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
4% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Four Corners

  • Life nearbyAbout 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 84% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 104 Oregon places we track.
01

Moving to Four Corners

Marion County loses about 2.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in13,484
Moved out14,088
Net−604

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Polk County, OR1,9392,030−91
Clackamas County, OR1,4041,206+198
Linn County, OR9551,183−228
Lane County, OR380390−10

Within Oregon, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OregonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K
Leavers$58K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Marion County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Marion County report $60,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $58,500.
Income you would need
$56,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,416 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,634 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $340,200.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 7.8% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Fort Payne, AL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.3%
26% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$58,497
17% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$60,657
14% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFour CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.3%26% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.9%4% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-2.2267% below
Income of households moving in7County figure$60,65714% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$58,49717% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs only about $218 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 83% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Four Corners24.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$56,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.4%
20% above the median place
Home price to income
4.9x
28% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$51,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Four Corners, but easier on the budget

Places that match Four Corners on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Fort Payne, AL9017.2% vs 24.4%n/aCompare
South Haven, IN9020.5% vs 24.4%$7,800Compare
East Wenatchee, WA8920.5% vs 24.4%$9,200Compare
Quartz Hill, CA8817.5% vs 24.4%$33,800Compare

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Vacant homes1
5.4%
23% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,634
13% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
53.5%
6% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFour CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4164% above
Rent to income124.4%20% above
Property tax rate10.8%11% below
Home price to income14.9x28% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.73% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6925% above
HUD area median income4County figure$103,4004% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,76115% below
Median home value1$340,2007% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.6%19% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure42.2%18% below
Homeownership165.3%2% below
Renters paying 30%+153.5%6% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,63413% below
Vacant homes15.4%23% below
Median year built119750% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $29,810, 26% below the median place.

Income per person1
$29,810
26% below the median place
Works from home1
7.8%
37% below the median place
Poverty rate1
13.9%
29% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$69,669 −13%
Unemployment4.7% −4%
Mean commute24 min −2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFour CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$69,66913% below
Income per person1$29,81026% below
Unemployment14.7%4% below
Average annual pay6County figure$65,5501% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.4%19% above
Jobs6County figure175,77817% above
Poverty rate113.9%29% above
Mean commute124 min2% below
Works from home17.8%37% below
Commutes by transit1County figure1.3%47% above
04

Who lives here

10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 97% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 104 Oregon places we track.

Bachelor's or higher1
10.3%
68% below the median place
High school or higher1
82.1%
11% below the median place
Household size1
2.9
17% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance9.2% +44%
Born abroad13.0% +48%
Median age37.4 −4%
Homes with broadband91.5% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureFour CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population116,2752806th largest
Median age137.44% below
Bachelor's or higher110.3%68% below
High school or higher182.1%11% below
Household size12.917% above
Born abroad113.0%48% above
No health insurance19.2%44% above
Homes with broadband191.5%1% below
05

Life in Four Corners

OpenStreetMap shows 2.5 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 89% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

125 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.5 −76%
Playgrounds per 10k7.4 −22%
Grocery stores per 10k1.2 −42%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k32.6 2.9×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.8 3.9×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 50 miles
  • Lewis and Clark National Historical Park 94 miles
  • Crater Lake National Park 145 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.8 +10%
Shops31.8 +5%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.9 −5%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.1 −5%
Child care centers3.3 +43%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
50.4
64% above the median place
Students per teacher12
20.1
31% above the median place
Public schools12
110
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureFour CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure110above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure53,601above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure20.131% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.810% above
Shops per 10k8County figure31.85% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.95% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure19.15% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.343% above
Parks per 10k92.576% below
Playgrounds per 10k97.422% below
Grocery stores per 10k91.242% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k932.6192% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.8290% above
Nearest National Park Service site1050.464% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure125above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 64.8 in, 48% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Four Corners. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation13
64.8 in
48% above the median place
July average high13
78°F
10% below the median place
Median air quality index15
35
19% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureFour CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure78°F10% below
January average low13County figure33°F31% above
Average temperature13County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation13County figure64.8 in48% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure95.53% above
Tornado risk14County figure22.572% below
Wildfire risk14County figure59.92% below
Heat wave risk14County figure95.96% above
Median air quality index15County figure3519% below
Good air days15County figure80.0%17% above
08

Four Corners in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 25% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 24% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Four Corners does better than 23% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 94%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,416/mo (2024)$1,820/mo$1,490 to $2,210/mo+4.2%
Median household income$69,669 (2024)$88,500$75,000 to $105,000+4.1%
Median home value$340,200 (2024)$513,000$372,000 to $707,000+7.1%

The median home would be worth 5.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Four Corners

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Woodburn, OR$1,489$67,347Compare
White City, OR$1,379$71,175Compare
Tehachapi, CA$1,295$72,957Compare
Meadow Lakes, AK$1,377$81,699Compare
Meadow Lakes, AKTehachapi, CAWhite City, ORWoodburn, ORFour Corners, ORFour CornersWoodburnWhite CityTehachapiMeadow LakesFour CornersWoodburnWhite CityTehachapiMeadow Lakes

Places built like Four Corners

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Four Corners performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Four Corners, OR24.4%5.6%/yrn/a
Quartz Hill, CA17.5%7.3%/yrn/aCompare
Clearlake, CA35.5%5.8%/yr1.2%Compare
East Wenatchee, WA20.5%7.4%/yr1.8%Compare
Blythe, CA19.9%4.5%/yr-17.9%Compare
Shelton, WA23.5%11.3%/yr5.3%Compare
Kingsburg, CA19.9%2.3%/yr7.0%Compare

Common questions

Is Four Corners a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 11 out of 100, better than 11% of the places we rate and 99th of 104 in Oregon. About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 84% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 104 Oregon places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 36 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Four Corners expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $340,200.

What salary do you need to live in Four Corners?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $56,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Four Corners?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Woodburn, OR, White City, OR, Tehachapi, CA and Meadow Lakes, AK.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Four Corners with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Four Corners itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/four-corners-oregon

Citytistics. “Four Corners, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/four-corners-oregon/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.