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Community Profile - Keizer, Oregon 97303 One of Oregon's newer
cities, Keizer was formed in 1982 to stave off an attempt by the City of Salem
to annex the then-unincorporated community's mix of suburbs and small farms.
Fearing higher taxes and large-scale industrial development if the area were swallowed up by the state's capital,
Keizer residents overwhelmingly voted to become an independent city.
Keizer residents enjoy plenty to do, with superb access to all of the hot spots in Salem, Keizer and Portland, plus bragging rights to a semi-professional baseball team, the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, whose home stadium is in Keizer. The Northwest League team is affiliated with the San Francisco Giants. Keizer's boundaries contain seven elementary schools, two middle schools and a high school, all operated by the Salem-Keizer School District. As of the 2004-05 school year, the city's McNary High School had 1,967 students and a student-teacher ratio of 24 to 1. According to figures from the Oregon Department of Education, 33.8 percent of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch and 30.1 percent were classified as minorities. The Oregon Department of Education reported in figures for the 2003-04 school year and the 2002-03 school year, respectively, that 6.4 percent of McNary's students spoke English as a second language and 9.2 percent dropped out by the fourth year. As of the first quarter this year, the median price for a home in Keizer was $195,500, more than 20 percent below the median price for a home in the Portland metropolitan area. An average home sold in Keizer during the first quarter had 1,683 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on a lot of about 8,200 square feet. This average home sold in 80 days for a price of $207,059. More interesting facts about Keizer: Annual Events Keizer Iris Festival - The next to last weekend in May, Keizer residents gather for laughter and fun at the Iris Festival. The event celebrates the iris farms in and around Keizer and gives people from all over western Oregon the chance to enjoy the beautiful Iris Festival Flower Show, as well as the Iris Festival Parade, a carnival, a 5-kilometer run, a car show, and more. This year's event is May 19-21. The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. Saturday and runs south on River Road North from Lockhaven Drive to Glynbrook Street. For more information, call the Keizer Chamber of Commerce at 503-393-9111. Demographics
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau does not report people of
Hispanic/Latino origin as a separate race, but as a subset within the
"White" classification.
Major Employers
School District Contact Information Salem-Keizer School District 2450 Lancaster Drive NE Salem, OR 97305 Phone: 503-399-3000 Key Crime Statistics Data reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation show the per-capita crime rate for Keizer at or below the national average in most of the FBI's statistical categories. The rate of violent crime in Keizer was about half the national average, but was 12 percent higher than Oregon's statewide average.
* Figure does not include reported arsons. Source:
FBI Uniform Crime Reports. Population adjusted figures are based on estimated
population and number of crimes for 2004. Local Newspapers Keizertimes Statesman Journal Local Economic Development Organizations Keizer Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center City of Keizer |
| Craig Loughridge has been an Oregon-licensed real estate practitioner and consultant since 1999. He has represented buyers and sellers in dozens of real estate transactions involving millions of dollars worth of residential, agricultural and investment properties. He is a graduate of the Oregon Realtor® Institute, and a member of the elite Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council. He can be reached at 503-632-8258. |  |
