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Eagle Point, OR vs Fishhook, AK

Eagle Point

Oregon

vs

Fishhook

Alaska

Across 36 directional measures we can compare, Eagle Point leads on 18 and Fishhook on 18. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 41% higher in Fishhook, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,307$1,837
Eagle Point is 29% lower
Median household income
$84,126$111,375
Eagle Point is 24% lower
Median home value
$408,700$416,300
Eagle Point is 2% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $67,000 a year left in Eagle Point and $85,500 in Fishhook. Money goes further in Fishhook, by about $18,500 a year.
  • A household earning Eagle Point's median of $84,126 would need about $92,000 in Fishhook to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 0.7 points a year in Eagle Point, and rent outran pay by 9.3 points a year in Fishhook.

How these are calculated

AlaskaOregonFishhook, AKEagle Point, OREagle PointFishhookEagle PointFishhook

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Eagle Point, ORComposite 47.1 / 100
43
46282761666621
02Fishhook, AKComposite 43.1 / 100
32
536845n/a718n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureEagle PointFishhookAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,307$1,837
Rent to income118.6%19.8%
Property tax rate10.7%0.9%
Home price to income14.9x3.7x
Prices vs US average2101.4105.4
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,539$1,293
HUD area median income4$98,100$119,300
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,935$3,566
Median home value1$408,700$416,300
Home prices, 1-year change51.1%5.3%
Home prices, 5-year change532.2%50.1%
Homeownership174.4%85.9%
Renters paying 30%+140.5%52.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,911$2,504
Vacant homes16.1%10.3%
Median year built120002006
Jobs and income
Median household income1$84,126$111,375
Income per person1$38,433$48,007
Unemployment113.9%4.5%
Average annual pay6$60,060$61,212
Pay growth, 1 year63.8%4.9%
Jobs691,96629,978
Poverty rate19.9%9.2%
Mean commute123 min35 min
Works from home16.8%5.1%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.3%
People
Population19,8395,819
Population change since 202071.8%n/a
Median age137.739.4
Bachelor's or higher122.3%29.8%
High school or higher187.1%96.9%
Household size12.52.8
Born abroad12.5%3.1%
No health insurance15.7%10.8%
Homes with broadband192.5%95.2%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.6%6.8%
Moved from another state13.6%2.8%
Net movers per 1,000 people82.410.7
Income of households moving in8$64,582$76,632
Income of households moving out8$61,238$63,580
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k925.318.5
Shops per 10k938.224.4
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k95.26.7
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k924.424.8
Child care centers per 10k92.22.4
Parks per 10k1014.21.7
Playgrounds per 10k1030.50.0
Grocery stores per 10k106.10.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1018.30.0
Libraries per 10k102.00.0
Named paths and bike trails100.064.2
Transit stops per sq mi1013.50.0
Nearest National Park Service site1140.2107.5
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1120
National Register listings12429
Founded or incorporated131911n/a
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14163n/a
Property crime per 100k14905n/a
Schools
Public schools15749
Public school students152,80119,495
Students per teacher1520.319.3
Climate
July average high1684°F60°F
January average low1631°F3°F
Average temperature1651°F29°F
Annual precipitation1636.3 in34.8 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1792.593.3
Tornado risk176.50.9
Wildfire risk1799.094.7
Heat wave risk1794.9n/a
Median air quality index18439
Good air days1866.3%91.5%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Eagle Point $52,280, Fishhook $73,480 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 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
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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