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Lake Oswego is a small city of 40,381 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 9 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $932k and rent runs about $2k a month.
40,381people
$932kTypical home
$2,139/moRent
82° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 40,381
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,714 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Portland, OR
- 9 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $932k (≈$5,878/mo)
- Median rent $2,139/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Low property crime (941 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PDX airport
- 13 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 249 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,229 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 504 bars within 25 mi
- 877 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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