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43.52° N · 124.21° W · GEOID 4165450

Saunders Lake

Coos County, Oregon · part of the Coos Bay, OR metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Saunders Lake is home to 1,338 people. Median household income is $63,914 a year and median rent is $1,301 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 $339,700, about 5.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,301
5% below the median place
Median household income
$63,914
20% below the median place
Median home value
$339,700
6% above the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

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 Saunders Lake

  • Between the 2022 and 2024 surveys, rent rose -0.9% a year while household income rose -27.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 104 Oregon places.
  • 97% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 104 Oregon places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 83 Oregon places.
  • 85% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 82% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 104 Oregon places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $956 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 85% of places its size.
01

Moving to Saunders Lake

Coos County gains about 1.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,706
Moved out2,625
Net+81

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Douglas County, OR193250−57
Lane County, OR158236−78
Jackson County, OR1041040
Curry County, OR9557+38
Marion County, OR5964−5
Multnomah County, OR6454+10
Linn County, OR4651−5
Washington County, OR65

Within Oregon, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OregonOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K
Leavers$54K

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

Who moves here
6.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Coos County report $61,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$52,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,301 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,257 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $339,700.
Getting to work
18 minutes each way on average; 8.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Somers Point, NJ matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out6
$54,284
23% below the median place
Moved from another state1
3.4%
69% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$61,239
13% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSaunders LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.7%16% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.4%69% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure1.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$61,23913% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$54,28423% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 97.1%, 92% above the median place.

Saunders Lake24.4%
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
$52,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.4%
20% above the median place
Home price to income
5.3x
40% 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
$48,400
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
97.1%
92% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
40% below the median place
Homeownership1
85.0%
28% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureSaunders LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3015% below
Rent to income124.4%20% above
Property tax rate10.6%40% below
Home price to income15.3x40% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,17327% below
HUD area median income3County figure$83,50022% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,85243% below
Median home value1$339,7006% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure-0.0%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure46.9%9% below
Homeownership185.0%28% above
Renters paying 30%+197.1%92% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,25721% above
Vacant homes1County figure9.9%41% above
Median year built119790% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
18.1%
68% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSaunders LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$63,91420% below
Income per person1$38,3504% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure$54,95317% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.3%43% above
Jobs5County figure23,10685% below
Poverty rate118.1%68% above
Mean commute1County figure18 min27% below
Works from home1County figure8.1%35% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 43.0, 10% above the median place.

Median age1
43.0
10% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
93.5%
1% above the median place
High school or higher1
93.5%
1% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureSaunders LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,3386646th largest
Median age143.010% above
Bachelor's or higher134.6%8% above
High school or higher193.5%1% above
Household size12.52% above
Born abroad1County figure4.0%55% below
No health insurance1County figure6.9%8% above
Homes with broadband193.5%1% above
05

Life in Saunders Lake

55 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.5 −27%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.3 +12%
Shops35.6 +17%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.3 −4%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

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

Shops per 10k7
35.6
17% above the median place
Students per teacher10
18.0
17% above the median place
Public schools10
28
211% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureSaunders LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure28211% above
Public school students10County figure8,21868% above
Students per teacher10County figure18.017% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure23.312% above
Shops per 10k7County figure35.617% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure19.34% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k87.527% below
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure55323% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 4.1, 95% below 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 Saunders Lake. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk12
4.1
95% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
67.1 in
53% above the median place
July average high11
75°F
14% below the median place
All 8 weather and risk measures
MeasureSaunders LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure75°F14% below
January average low11County figure38°F49% above
Average temperature11County figure53°F3% below
Annual precipitation11County figure67.1 in53% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure91.91% below
Tornado risk12County figure4.195% below
Wildfire risk12County figure64.86% above
Heat wave risk12County figure50.244% below
08

Saunders Lake in 2030: where the trends point

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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,301/mo (2024)$1,620/mo$1,330 to $1,970/mo+3.7%
Median home value$339,700 (2024)$461,000$334,000 to $634,000+5.2%

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

09

Places like Saunders Lake

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

PlaceRentIncome
Somers Point, NJ$1,383$71,062Compare
Galveston, TX$1,298$55,631Compare
Port Angeles, WA$1,170$62,606Compare
Baxter, MN$1,154$70,688Compare
Baxter, MNPort Angeles, WAGalveston, TXSomers Point, NJSaunders Lake, ORSaunders LakeSomers PointGalvestonPort AngelesBaxterSaunders LakeSomers PointGalvestonPort AngelesBaxter

Common questions

Is Saunders Lake a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2022 and 2024 surveys, rent rose -0.9% a year while household income rose -27.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 104 Oregon places. 97% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 104 Oregon places. On cost, space and class size it scores 32 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Saunders Lake 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 $339,700.

What salary do you need to live in Saunders Lake?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $52,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Saunders Lake?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Somers Point, NJ, Galveston, TX, Port Angeles, WA and Baxter, MN.

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. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

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

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