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Fairview is a big small town of 10,735 people in Multnomah County, Oregon. It's about 10 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $428k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,735people
$428kTypical home
$1,637/moRent
81° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,735
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,474 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Portland, OR
- 10 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $428k (≈$2,697/mo)
- Median rent $1,637/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" 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
- Above-average violent crime (625 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (4,404 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PDX airport
- 8 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,161 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 484 bars within 25 mi
- 847 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Multnomah County: D+62 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
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk