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.