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Forest Grove is a small city of 26,529 people in Washington County, Oregon. It's about 22 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $480k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,529people
$480kTypical home
$1,460/moRent
81° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,529
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,426 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Portland, OR
- 22 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $480k (≈$3,024/mo)
- Median rent $1,460/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (374 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,083 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PDX airport
- 25 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 207 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,672 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 401 bars within 25 mi
- 664 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Washington County: D+34 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