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Gresham is a mid-size city of 112,378 people in Multnomah County, Oregon. It's about 10 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $459k and rent runs about $2k a month.
112,378people
$459kTypical home
$1,586/moRent
80° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 112,378
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,769 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Portland, OR
- 10 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $459k (≈$2,893/mo)
- Median rent $1,586/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (368 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,347 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PDX airport
- 10 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 374 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,184 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 484 bars within 25 mi
- 857 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Multnomah County: D+62 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
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk