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Gladstone is a big small town of 11,977 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 11 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $481k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,977people
$481kTypical home
$1,740/moRent
84° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,977
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,995 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Portland, OR
- 11 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $481k (≈$3,031/mo)
- Median rent $1,740/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,584 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PDX airport
- 14 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 79 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,254 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 507 bars within 25 mi
- 888 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clackamas County: D+10 in 2024
- 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
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk