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Carlton is a small town of 2,759 people in Yamhill County, Oregon. It's about 27 miles from Salem, OR and 30 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $421k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,759people
$421kTypical home
$1,839/moRent
83° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
176Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,759
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,125 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Portland, OR
- 27 mi to Salem, OR
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $421k (≈$2,652/mo)
- Median rent $1,839/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (645 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SLE airport
- 35 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 200 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 718 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 110 bars within 25 mi
- 287 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yamhill County: R+6 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk