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Metzger is a small town of 3,714 people in Washington County, Oregon. It's about 8 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $543k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,714people
$543kTypical home
$1,629/moRent
82° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,714
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,919 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Portland, OR
- 8 mi to Portland, OR
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $543k (≈$3,427/mo)
- Median rent $1,629/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- Low violent crime (234 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,687 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PDX airport
- 12 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 207 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,244 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 501 bars within 25 mi
- 882 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+34 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk