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Cave Junction, OR vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Household income in Lake Oswego, is 302% more than it is in Cave Junction and is 43% above the National Average.
- Cave Junction unemployment rate is 7.5%.
- Lake Oswego unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Cave Junction, ORLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$17,521  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$120,585$69,021
 Family Median Income$34,141  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cave Junction, ORLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock27.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cave Junction, ORLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance1.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.5%1.2%
 Education, library2.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.2%13.1%
Reviews for Cave Junction    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Rainfall around CJ depends on where you are relative to the mountains. Some places toward the coast get 80-120 inches. Grants Pass gets around 35 inches, Medford around  More

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Over 12 years ago

Thinking of moving to cave junction in 2014. Would anybody have any comments on the weather,it's supose to get 61 in. per year ,is that  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cave Junction Oregon has been my home for over 30 years. Even though the city of Cave Junction only has approx. 1300+ folks, our valley that goes by the name of "The  More

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Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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