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Country around Rhododendron is a rural area of about 1,896 people in Clackamas County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 155 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $474k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,896people
$474kTypical home
$2,170/moRent
73° / 40°Summer / winter
155"Snow
226Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,896 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Portland, OR
- 39 mi to Portland, OR
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $474k (≈$2,990/mo)
- Median rent $2,170/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 155" of snow a year
- 37 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year 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 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to PDX airport
- 38 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,733 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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