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Grand Ronde is a small town of 1,549 people in Polk County, Oregon. It's about 31 miles from Salem, OR and 57 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $319k and rent runs about $775 a month.
1,549people
$319kTypical home
$775/moRent
76° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
176Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,549
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 81 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Portland, OR
- 31 mi to Salem, OR
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $319k (≈$2,008/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (736 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SLE airport
- 61 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 345 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+4 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