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Hayesville is a small city of 21,246 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's about 5 miles from Salem, OR and 42 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $365k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,246people
$365kTypical home
$1,435/moRent
83° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
190Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,246
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,113 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Portland, OR
- 5 mi to Salem, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $365k (≈$2,304/mo)
- Median rent $1,435/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 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
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,989 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SLE airport
- 46 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 187 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 503 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 110 bars within 25 mi
- 176 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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