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Dallas is a small city of 17,531 people in Polk County, Oregon. It's about 14 miles from Salem, OR and 53 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,531people
$389kTypical home
$1,209/moRent
82° / 46°Summer / winter
7"Snow
191Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,531
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,570 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Portland, OR
- 14 mi to Salem, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $389k (≈$2,454/mo)
- Median rent $1,209/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 191 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 174 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,190 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SLE airport
- 58 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 308 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 394 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 99 bars within 25 mi
- 142 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+4 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