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Living in Estacada, OR

Estacada is a big small town of 5,152 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 23 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $510k and rent runs about $1k a month.

5,152people
$510kTypical home
$1,220/moRent
82° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
176Sunny days
175Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 5,152
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,943 people per sq mi
  • 23 mi to Portland, OR
  • 23 mi to Portland, OR
  • 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $510k (≈$3,215/mo)
  • Median rent $1,220/mo
  • Median household income $94k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 82°F
  • Winter highs around 49°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
  • 175 days a year with rain or snow
  • 1" of snow a year
  • Snow days are rare
  • 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 37
  • 32% of households have kids
  • 14% are 65 or older
  • 15% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 34 min
  • 8% walk or take transit to work
  • 24 mi to PDX airport
  • 24 mi to PDX (major hub)
  • 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 77% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 2005
  • 94% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 512 ft
  • 72 mi to the ocean
  • 185 mi to a big lake
  • 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 27 mi to the nearest ski area
  • Campground in town
  • 38 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 1,595 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 382 bars within 25 mi
  • 591 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 41 museums within 25 mi
  • 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 12 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 47% of Oregon districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 8 mi to the nearest vet
  • 12 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 18 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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