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Gervais is a small town of 2,581 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's about 14 miles from Salem, OR and 32 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $371k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,581people
$371kTypical home
$1,893/moRent
81° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,581
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,342 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Portland, OR
- 14 mi to Salem, OR
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $371k (≈$2,342/mo)
- Median rent $1,893/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 179 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,091 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 43% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SLE airport
- 36 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 187 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 811 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 149 bars within 25 mi
- 293 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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