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Mount Angel is a small town of 3,393 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's about 15 miles from Salem, OR and 33 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,393people
$431kTypical home
$1,213/moRent
81° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,393
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,987 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Portland, OR
- 15 mi to Salem, OR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,715/mo)
- Median rent $1,213/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 179 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 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 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SLE airport
- 37 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 187 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 614 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 198 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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