Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hubbard grades B− overall, ranked 49th of 142 in Oregon, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $102K and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 79% of U.S. towns. On the other side, its schools rank behind 76% of the state's. Only 11 of Oregon’s 161 towns score lower on civic life. Rock Creek Methodist Church and John Stauffer House and Barn is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 142 Oregon towns, just 6 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Hubbard.
Where Hubbard beats most towns.
Where Hubbard’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Hubbard is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 141 in 1880, 3,426 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1923 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hubbard. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
24 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
16 mi MuseumEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum
15 mi WaterfallWillamette Falls
24 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
25 mi GardenForest ParkModa Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum: Notkeel at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Willamette Falls: The original uploader was Cacophony at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hubbard, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Hubbard.
Hubbard fares better on crime within Oregon than nationally and has added half again as many jobs in ten years, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Jobs based here grew from 508 in 2013 to 1,015.
Most working residents leave Hubbard for work: only 3% work in town. At 29 minutes, Hubbard’s average trip to work is where Oregon’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Hubbard grew to 1,015 in 2023, 507 more than in 2013.
| Hubbard | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.1% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hubbard has mild winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 36° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 13.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 92% of Oregon’s graded towns.
At 9.7 per 1,000 residents, Hubbard’s property crime rate is below the Oregon town median (15.6) and near the median of U.S. towns (9.9).
| Hubbard | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.7 per 1,000 residents | 15.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 8,331 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hubbard’s, it is less healthy than 81%, so it trails even them.
Hubbard beats the Oregon average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 44% of adults have obesity in Hubbard. Only 5 of the 142 Oregon towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Hubbard.
| Hubbard | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 73% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hubbard | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5% | 6.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 14.4% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Hubbard | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Barendse Park | 0.3 mi | 8 |
| 2. Wolfer Will Greenway | — | 2 |
| 3. Rivenes Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Hubbard home is worth about $484,000, down 1.3% in a year, close to the Oregon typical home. 81% of Hubbard households own their home.
| Hubbard | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,253 a month | $1,415 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hubbard
About 4 of every 100 Hubbard residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
City in Oregon, United States
Hubbard is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 3,426 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Hubbard grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #49 of 142 in Oregon. It grades C+ for health, B+ for safety and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 6.1 years of the area's median household income ($78,900 across the Salem, OR metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
2 notable people were born here, including Marion Eugene Carl and Bill Bevens.
