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Gates is a tiny town of 452 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's about 32 miles from Salem, OR and 55 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $1k a month.
452people
$349kTypical home
$1,152/moRent
80° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
190Sunny days
177Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 452
- Part of a metro area
- About 700 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Portland, OR
- 32 mi to Salem, OR
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,202/mo)
- Median rent $1,152/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 177 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 57
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to SLE airport
- 58 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 945 ft
- 78 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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