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44.98° N · 122.97° W · GEOID 4132850

Hayesville

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

OregonHayesville, ORHayesvilleHayesville

The short answer

Hayesville is home to 21,246 people. Median household income is $58,624 a year and median rent is $1,435 a month, 29.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $365,400, about 6.2x annual median household income.

The story in Hayesville is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 21.5% to 29.4% of income. Also notable: Household income growth is 2.3% a year, against 5.7% a year in its closest peers.

3OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Hayesville scores better than 3% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 104th of 104 in Oregon.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%9
Economy 20%30
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%40
Education 10%8
Commute 10%35
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
$1,435
5% above the median place
Median household income
$58,624
27% below the median place
Median home value
$365,400
14% above the median place
Unemployment
5.5%
12% above 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 Hayesville

  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 29.4% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 94% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 104 Oregon places we track.
01

Moving to Hayesville

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
8.3% 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
$57,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,435 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,698 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $365,400.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 7.2% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Milton-Freewater, OR matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
8.3%
45% above 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
MeasureHayesvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year18.3%45% above
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

After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $40,500 a year, less than in 92% of the 1,884 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 80 Oregon places we track.

Hayesville29.4%
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
$57,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
29.4%
44% above the median place
Home price to income
6.2x
64% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
29%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$40,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Hayesville, $1,435 a month, and local prices for everything else (102.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Hayesville, but easier on the budget

Places that match Hayesville 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
Milton-Freewater, OR8920.2% vs 29.4%n/aCompare
Hermiston, OR8819.5% vs 29.4%n/aCompare
Coalinga, CA8817.4% vs 29.4%$19,800Compare
Zion, IL8822.6% vs 29.4%$7,500Compare

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Homeownership1
47.1%
29% below the median place
Vacant homes1
3.5%
50% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
61.3%
21% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHayesvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4355% above
Rent to income129.4%44% above
Property tax rate10.8%14% below
Home price to income16.2x64% 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$2,85613% below
Median home value1$365,40014% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.6%19% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure42.2%18% below
Homeownership147.1%29% below
Renters paying 30%+161.3%21% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,6989% below
Vacant homes13.5%50% below
Median year built119800% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 23.7%, 120% above the median place.

Poverty rate1
23.7%
120% above the median place
Income per person1
$25,956
35% below the median place
Works from home1
7.2%
42% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$58,624 −27%
Mean commute28 min +10%
Unemployment5.5% +12%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHayesvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$58,62427% below
Income per person1$25,95635% below
Unemployment15.5%12% above
Average annual pay6County figure$65,5501% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.4%19% above
Jobs6County figure175,77817% above
Poverty rate123.7%120% above
Mean commute128 min10% above
Works from home17.2%42% below
Commutes by transit1County figure1.3%47% above
04

Who lives here

23.7% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 91% of the 2,223 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 101 Oregon places we track.

High school or higher1
77.2%
16% below the median place
No health insurance1
15.7%
145% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
14.9%
54% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age32.2 −17%
Born abroad23.4% 2.6×
Household size2.9 +15%
Homes with broadband88.9% −4%
All 8 people measures
MeasureHayesvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population121,2462190th largest
Median age132.217% below
Bachelor's or higher114.9%54% below
High school or higher177.2%16% below
Household size12.915% above
Born abroad123.4%164% above
No health insurance115.7%145% above
Homes with broadband188.9%4% below
05

Life in Hayesville

The nearest National Park Service site is Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, about 47 miles away.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.8 −72%
Playgrounds per 10k4.7 −50%
Grocery stores per 10k1.4 −33%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8.0 −28%
Libraries per 10k0.9 +8%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −95%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi3.0 14.4×

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 47 miles
  • Lewis and Clark National Historical Park 91 miles
  • Mount Rainier National Park 142 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
47.0
53% 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
MeasureHayesvilleAmong 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 10k92.872% below
Playgrounds per 10k94.750% below
Grocery stores per 10k91.433% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k98.028% below
Libraries per 10k90.98% above
Named paths and bike trails90.195% below
Transit stops per sq mi93.0above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1047.053% 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 Hayesville. 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
MeasureHayesvilleAmong 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

Hayesville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 31% of the median income in 2030, up from 29% 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, Hayesville does better than 7% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 92%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,435/mo (2024)$1,870/mo$1,530 to $2,280/mo+4.5%
Median household income$58,624 (2024)$73,000$62,000 to $86,500+3.8%
Median home value$365,400 (2024)$548,000$397,000 to $754,000+7.0%

The median home would be worth 7.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.2 now.

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

09

Places like Hayesville

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

PlaceRentIncome
Airway Heights, WA$1,389$62,874Compare
Lake Los Angeles, CA$1,530$61,467Compare
Passaic, NJ$1,465$55,371Compare
Reedley, CA$1,288$63,307Compare
Reedley, CAPassaic, NJLake Los Angeles, CAAirway Heights, WAHayesville, ORHayesvilleAirway HeightsLake Los AngelesPassaicReedleyHayesvilleAirway HeightsLake Los AngelesPassaicReedley

Places built like Hayesville

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 Hayesville performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Hayesville, OR29.4%2.3%/yrn/a
Desert Hot Springs, CA32.1%9.8%/yr4.5%Compare
Coalinga, CA17.4%3.8%/yr-2.2%Compare
Lompoc, CA26.5%5.6%/yr-2.5%Compare
Foothill Farms, CA29.8%4.6%/yrn/aCompare
Bostonia, CA31.8%7.3%/yrn/aCompare
Atwater, CA23.8%3.0%/yr0.6%Compare

Common questions

Is Hayesville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 3 out of 100, better than 3% of the places we rate and 104th of 104 in Oregon. The median rent takes 29.4% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 94% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 104 Oregon places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 5 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hayesville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 29.4% 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 $365,400.

What salary do you need to live in Hayesville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $57,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Hayesville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Airway Heights, WA, Lake Los Angeles, CA, Passaic, NJ and Reedley, CA.

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 Hayesville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Hayesville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/hayesville-oregon

Citytistics. “Hayesville, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/hayesville-oregon/

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