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Banks is a small town of 2,156 people in Washington County, Oregon. It's about 23 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $447k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,156people
$447kTypical home
$1,740/moRent
82° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,156
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,829 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Portland, OR
- 23 mi to Portland, OR
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $447k (≈$2,818/mo)
- Median rent $1,740/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,090 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PDX airport
- 25 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 210 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 210 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,460 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 339 bars within 25 mi
- 591 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+34 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk