18 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in Oregon

The top-ranked counties in Oregon on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

# County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Growth Pop Growth HV Ratio
01 Klamath County OR 62 +1.2% +6.2% +0.9% 5.9x
02 Coos County OR 41 +0.4% +2.9% +0.5% 7.1x
03 Douglas County OR 39 +0.4% +3.2% +0.6% 7.3x
04 Benton County OR 32 +0.1% +2.3% +1.0% 8.3x
05 Polk County OR 30 +0.0% +10.7% +1.4% 13.6x
06 Lincoln County OR 30 +0.0% +2.2% +0.9% 8.2x
07 Yamhill County OR 30 +0.0% +1.2% +0.6% 11.0x
08 Linn County OR 29 -0.0% +2.3% +1.1% 7.6x
09 Lane County OR 25 -0.2% +2.1% +0.4% 7.6x
10 Columbia County OR 24 -0.3% +0.8% +0.9% 12.3x
11 Jackson County OR 24 -0.3% +4.0% +0.4% 7.8x
12 Clackamas County OR 21 -0.5% +2.4% +0.6% 9.4x
13 Marion County OR 20 -0.6% +3.1% +0.5% 6.6x
14 Umatilla County OR 19 -0.6% -5.3% +0.5% 5.4x
15 Multnomah County OR 18 -0.8% +0.5% -0.2% 5.5x
16 Josephine County OR 16 -0.9% +3.2% +0.3% 10.2x
17 Deschutes County OR 13 -1.3% +5.7% +2.2% 8.0x
18 Washington County OR 6 -2.4% +1.2% +0.4% 5.7x