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Massachusetts vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 12.3 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area
- Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 9.3 times (832%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length
- Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 3.7 times (268%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 2.4 times (141%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point
- Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 7,743 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point
- Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Massachusetts vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Massachusetts' population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density
- Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Massachusetts' population density is 20.6 times higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Boston's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 2.0 times (98%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 71 years.
Massachusetts vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Massachusetts' economic output is 2.4 times (136%) larger than Oregon's.
GDP per capita
- Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income
- Massachusetts: $93,607 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Massachusetts' average income is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Oregon's.
Massachusetts vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- Massachusetts has 14 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Oregon's county count is 2.6 times (157%) higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest county by area
- Massachusetts's largest county is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 6.7 times (571%) larger than Worcester County's.
Smallest county by area
- Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 9.3 times (833%) larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county
- Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Middlesex County's population is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Least populous county
- Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Nantucket County's population is 10.1 times larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- Nantucket County's income is 1.5 times (50%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Hampshire County's income is 1.5 times (52%) richer than Malheur County's.
Massachusetts vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 0.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Massachusetts: 1% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- Massachusetts's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Massachusetts: 6.25% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- Massachusetts's combined rate is 6.25 percentage points higher.
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