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Cape Meares is a tiny town of 225 people in Tillamook County, Oregon. It's about 61 miles from Salem, OR and 63 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $639k and rent runs about $1k a month.
225people
$639kTypical home
$1,246/moRent
68° / 51°Summer / winter
0"Snow
176Sunny days
197Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 225
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 65 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Portland, OR
- 61 mi to Salem, OR
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $639k (≈$4,026/mo)
- Median rent $1,246/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 197 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (873 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 75
- 18% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to SLE airport
- 66 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 223 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tillamook County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.