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Four Corners is a small city of 16,275 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's part of the Salem, OR area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $340k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,275people
$340kTypical home
$1,416/moRent
83° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
190Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,275
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,676 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Portland, OR
- In the Salem, OR area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $340k (≈$2,145/mo)
- Median rent $1,416/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" 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
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,989 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SLE airport
- 49 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 465 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 171 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk