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Molalla is a big small town of 10,186 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 26 miles from Salem, OR and 27 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $447k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,186people
$447kTypical home
$1,654/moRent
82° / 48°Summer / winter
1"Snow
176Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,186
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,063 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Portland, OR
- 26 mi to Salem, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $447k (≈$2,819/mo)
- Median rent $1,654/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (641 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 42% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SLE airport
- 30 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,001 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 206 bars within 25 mi
- 373 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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