Just 90 minutes south of the Silicon Forest in the Portland area, Corvallis is located in Benton County, a vital regional center for higher education, industrial technology, engineering, research, commerce, and health care.
Corvallis is nestled in the heart of Oregon's Willamette Valley, within 90 minutes of the Portland Metropolitan area, world class skiing, and the spectacular Oregon coast. Corvallis is home to Oregon State University. Also located in Corvallis are the major firms of CH2M Hill, Hewlett Packard, Evanite Fiber Corporation, Good Samaritan Hospital, and The Corvallis Clinic. This one-of-a-kind community is sure to capture your heart!
Corvallis is an ideal site to live and work. Corvallis embodies the spirit of the Northwest, with beautiful natural surroundings, friendly citizens, and an outstanding quality of life. It is one of the best places to live—clean, friendly, and family-oriented.
Corvallis residents know how to enjoy spectacular beauty and open spaces. Surrounded by forests, mountains, farmland, the Willamette River, meandering streams and the city's greenbelt, recreational activities are endless. Benton County contains more than 50 parks and designated preserves, public and private recreational facilities, four golf courses, more than 60 miles of bike and runningpaths, and the state's largest bike lane system.
The 500-acre Oregon State University campus is the state's oldest institution of higher education and the center of much of the city's activities. Activities on the park-like campus include theater productions, concerts, films, art exhibits, and college sports. Bookstores, restaurants, and other shops line the edge of campus.
The mission of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University is to provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-art education that prepares our students to be successful in engineering practice and advanced studies.
The School has a traditionally strong undergraduate program and one of the largest graduate programs within the university, with internationally recognized research programs in the areas of Mixed Signal Integration, Computer Graphics and Vision, Energy Systems, Information Security, Intelligent Information Systems, Learning and Adaptive Systems, Materials and Devices, and End Users Shaping Effective Software.
Housing Cost
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $199,700
Demographics
Estimated population in July 2006: 49,807. Corvallis covers 13.6 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 225 feet above sea level.
Zip codes: 97330, 97331, 97333 - Area code: 541
Weather
Corvallis has one of the mildest climates in the nation. Spring, fall, and summer temperatures range from the upper 50s to upper 80s, and mid-winter temperatures are typically in the 40s. OK, it rains here. But the average annual precipitation is 40 inches, lower than 32 other states. And sleet or snow of more than one inch happens an average of one day a year or less. The summers are unbeatable!
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