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Country around Nehalem is a rural area of about 2,359 people in Tillamook County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Longview, WA and 58 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $459k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,359people
$459kTypical home
$1,213/moRent
66° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
176Sunny days
186Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,359 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Portland, OR
- 51 mi to Longview, WA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $459k (≈$2,894/mo)
- Median rent $1,213/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 186 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- 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 58
- 13% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to PDX airport
- 60 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 262 ft
- Right on the coast
- 228 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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.