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Milwaukie is a small city of 21,392 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 7 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $505k and rent runs about $2k a month.
21,392people
$505kTypical home
$1,598/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,392
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,287 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Portland, OR
- 7 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $505k (≈$3,185/mo)
- Median rent $1,598/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (272 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,570 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PDX airport
- 10 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 187 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,244 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 507 bars within 25 mi
- 884 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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