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Damascus is a big small town of 11,437 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 13 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $653k and rent runs about $3k a month.
11,437people
$653kTypical home
$2,654/moRent
80° / 44°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,437
- Part of a metro area
- About 659 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Portland, OR
- 13 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $653k (≈$4,118/mo)
- Median rent $2,654/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 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 (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,329 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PDX airport
- 13 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 484 bars within 25 mi
- 829 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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