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Cornelius is a big small town of 14,255 people in Washington County, Oregon. It's about 19 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 $453k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,255people
$453kTypical home
$1,573/moRent
82° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,255
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,092 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Portland, OR
- 19 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $453k (≈$2,856/mo)
- Median rent $1,573/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" 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 (253 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,348 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PDX airport
- 22 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 177 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,814 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 436 bars within 25 mi
- 702 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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