Four CornersOR
The town, home to 16,275 people, lies in Oregon.
Is Four Corners a good place to live?
More weak spots than strong ones. Its weakest subject is health — CDC estimates put its residents' health behind just over four fifths of the country. With a D overall, Four Corners sits 109th of 142 in Oregon. Nationally, it does better than 11% of U.S. towns. Walkability is its strong suit (A): it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 86% of U.S. towns. Homes run about $340K for a typical one, 4.3 times the Salem metro’s $79K median household income. 10% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, against 27% in Oregon’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
What makes Four Corners stand out
Where Four Corners beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Four Corners for work
Where Four Corners’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Four Corners grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Four Corners is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Enchanted Forest and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Four Corners. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Theme parkEnchanted Forest
21 mi MuseumEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum
30 mi Stadium & arenaReser Stadium
19 mi State parkSilver Falls State Park
34 mi WaterfallWillamette Falls
9 mi MuseumOregon Electric Railway MuseumPhoto credits
Enchanted Forest: Trashbag (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum: Notkeel at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Reser Stadium: Zapper258, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Silver Falls State Park: Kelvin Kay -- Kkmd at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Willamette Falls: The original uploader was Cacophony at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oregon Electric Railway Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Four Corners: who provides what
Four Corners is unincorporated, so Marion County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Four Corners.
Four Corners stands out in Oregon and nationally: a larger share of its adults have obesity
28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Four Corners. Against the Oregon average, Four Corners comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 14. Among adults in the town, 71% had a checkup this year and 26% say their health is fair or poor.
| Four Corners | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 73% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Four Corners | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.2% | 8.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 16.6% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Four Corners’ schools trail 69% of Oregon districts
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Salem-Keizer SD 24J runs its public schools. 3 public schools serve Four Corners, with 1,492 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 592 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
With only 0.5 jobs per working resident, most people in Four Corners work out of town
Jobs based here grew from 2,142 in 2013 to 2,969.
Employers in Four Corners added 827 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 2,969. Only 2% of working residents stay in Four Corners for work; the rest commute out. In Four Corners, 14% of residents live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 6 miles.
| Four Corners | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.8% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four Corners keeps 0.5% of its land conserved
Trails total 2.0 miles in 1 park or preserve. Only 7 of the 140 Oregon towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Four Corners. The trail density for Four Corners comes to 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Four Corners | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Santana Village Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expect mild winters and pleasant summers in Four Corners
A winter brings about 1 inches of snow, with January nights at 36° and July afternoons at 82°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Four Corners, mostly earthquakes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Four Corners, 69% come from earthquakes and 22% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Four Corners sell for about $380K
On the market in Four Corners: a median 73 days to sell. In Four Corners, 29% of sales closed above the list price. Four Corners’ rent at the middle of the market is $1,416 a month.
| Four Corners | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,416 a month | $1,413 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Four Corners
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Four Corners
About 4 of every 100 Four Corners residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
About Four Corners
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Four Corners is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County, Oregon, United States, just outside the city limits of Salem but within the city's urban growth boundary. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the CDP was 16,740 at the 2020 census. It is named after the intersection of State Street and Lancaster Drive at the center of the community.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 220 ft
- Area code
- 503, 971
Four Corners’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Four Corners.
| Town | OR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Corners | #109 | D | C− | — | C | C− |
| Salem | #116 | D | D | D | C | B− |
Four Corners reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Four Corners with a neighbor →
Questions about Four Corners
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Four Corners, OR a good place to live?
Four Corners grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #109 of 142 in Oregon. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Four Corners, OR expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $340,000, 31% below the Oregon typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.