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Keizer is a small city of 39,082 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's about 5 miles from Salem, OR and 41 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 $434k and rent runs about $1k a month.
39,082people
$434kTypical home
$1,424/moRent
83° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,082
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,439 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Portland, OR
- 5 mi to Salem, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $434k (≈$2,737/mo)
- Median rent $1,424/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 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 (197 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,841 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SLE airport
- 45 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 131 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 489 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
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