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Mehama is a tiny town of 425 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's about 21 miles from Salem, OR and 52 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $1k a month.
425people
$367kTypical home
$1,414/moRent
79° / 46°Summer / winter
14"Snow
190Sunny days
177Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 425
- Part of a metro area
- About 928 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Portland, OR
- 21 mi to Salem, OR
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,312/mo)
- Median rent $1,414/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 177 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SLE airport
- 55 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 280 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.