 Relocation to Benton County is a Great Move
Are you considering moving to Corvallis or Benton County? Its a great idea! The local communities are delightful and diverse. Corvallis, with OSU and a thriving downtown, is the hub, and the smaller communities of Philomath, Adair, Alsea and Monroe provide small town havens, with wonderful living and working opportunities close to all the natural beauty and parks that are the pride of Benton County. Corvallis Visitors Bureau has additional information about relocation: Corvallis Visitors Bureau's Relocation Information  Why Corvallis and Benton County are a Great Place to Live
Besides being an all around great place to live and raise a family, Corvallis is only an hour from the Pacific coast, two hours from skiing and just over an hour to the Portland metro area. Corvallis’ unique placement and creative people keep the community engaged and the hard work has paid off in numerous national awards and recognitions. Demographics: Corvallis is the county seat of Benton County and the principal city of the "Corvallis Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area", which encompasses all of Benton County. The population was 49,332 at the last census, taken in 2000, and was estimated at 49,807 i 2006 by the US census bureau, though the City's official website lists the current population around 54,890. Corvallis is known for green power and quality of life, for information on demographics breakdowns, click here Livability - Expansion Magazine 2005 gives Corvallis a 5-Star rating for Quality of Life and Knowledge Workers
- 2004 Cities Ranked and Rated puts Corvallis at 10 on the best place to live in the United States
- In the book titled Life 2.0, How People Across America are Transforming Their Lives by Finding the Where of Their Happiness, Corvallis is ranked as one of America's Top 25 family-friendly enclaves, a city for families in search of that “Norman Rockwell home town feeling.”
- "National Arbor Day Foundation" awarded Corvallis "Top Tree City" 2002
- Orange County Register picked Corvallis "Best Pac-10 Campus" (2002)
- Men's Journal rated Corvallis 8th in the nation as a great place to live
- Bike USA listed Corvallis, 9th in the nation as a Bicycle Friendly City
- Bike at Work listed Corvallis 9th in the nation as a car free community
Creativity - Expansion Magazine 2005 ranks Corvallis 5th for Top Metros for PhD per capita
- The birthplace of computer inkjet printing technology by Hewlett-Packard
- Home of Nobel Prize-winner, Linus J. Pauling
- 2004 Harvard Business Review ranks Corvallis as 15th most creative community in the US
- A graduate of Oregon State University invented the computer mouse
- USA Today listed Corvallis as 4th in the nation for the number of patents issued
- Biz Demographics placed Corvallis 7th in the nation for great places to do business
- Economist Richard Florida ranks Corvallis in the top 10 for the Most Creative Places to live with less than 250,000 people
- Oregon State University – A major research university with $208 million in total awards ($178M competitive) last year
- ONAMI – Oregon’s signature research site focusing on Nanoscience and Microtechnology
Great Activities Activity Links: Annual Festivals and Events: Great Schools Corvallis Corvallis has a top ranked school district, with about 7000 students enrolled annually. More than two thirds of our teachers have master's degrees or higher. Every year the Corvallis School District has among the highest scores on the SAT in the nation. In 2006, Corvallis students averaged a combined 1721 on SAT composite scores, compared to an Oregon averag of 1555 and a national average of 1518. Students in Adair Village attend Corvallis Schools. Along with our public schools, we have some great private schools in our area, among them are Ashbrook Independent School, Corvallis Montessori School and the Corvallis Waldorf School. Philomath to be completed Monroe to be completed Linn-Benton Community College Linn-Benton Community College (LBCC) a two-year public college, enrolled 23,821 students in the 2005-2006 school year. LBCC offers general education courses, occupational and technical preparatory training, lower division college transfer courses, skills upgrading and employee technical training. The college's Training and Business Development Center serves the needs of local businesses through workshops, seminars, training programs and counseling. Oregon State University Oregon State University is an institution on the move, redefining the boundaries of scholarly activity and research, while adding a rich mosaic of cultural and intellectual energy to the Corvallis community. An internationally recognized research university, OSU's dynamic and diverse faculty conducts research and development activity that spans 26 nations and engages with 57 other institutions worldwide. |
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