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Barlow is a tiny town of 105 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 20 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $414k and rent runs about $2k a month.
105people
$414kTypical home
$1,758/moRent
83° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 105
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,019 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Portland, OR
- 20 mi to Portland, OR
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $414k (≈$2,608/mo)
- Median rent $1,758/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,329 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PDX airport
- 24 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 105 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,084 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 512 bars within 25 mi
- 797 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clackamas County: D+10 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.