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McMinnville is a small city of 34,596 people in Yamhill County, Oregon. It's about 21 miles from Salem, OR and 35 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $433k and rent runs about $1k a month.
34,596people
$433kTypical home
$1,380/moRent
83° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
176Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,596
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,270 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Portland, OR
- 21 mi to Salem, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $433k (≈$2,729/mo)
- Median rent $1,380/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,233 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SLE airport
- 39 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 164 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 496 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Yamhill County: R+6 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk