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Monmouth is a big small town of 11,428 people in Polk County, Oregon. It's about 11 miles from Salem, OR and 55 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $413k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,428people
$413kTypical home
$1,114/moRent
83° / 47°Summer / winter
6"Snow
191Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,428
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 5,104 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Portland, OR
- 11 mi to Salem, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $413k (≈$2,606/mo)
- Median rent $1,114/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 191 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 174 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 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 (150 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,021 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 29% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SLE airport
- 59 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 197 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 357 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 128 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Polk County: R+4 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