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Happy Valley is a small city of 26,738 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 10 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $725k and rent runs about $2k a month.
26,738people
$725kTypical home
$2,029/moRent
81° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,738
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,246 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Portland, OR
- 10 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $725k (≈$4,574/mo)
- Median rent $2,029/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 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
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,329 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PDX airport
- 12 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2009
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,221 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 501 bars within 25 mi
- 875 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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