Living in Newberg, OR
Newberg is a small city of 26,066 people in Yamhill County, Oregon. It's about 22 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $472k and rent runs about $2k a month.
26,066people
$472kTypical home
$1,713/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
1"Snow
176Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,066
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,359 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Portland, OR
- 22 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $472k (≈$2,977/mo)
- Median rent $1,713/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (630 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PDX airport
- 26 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 203 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,965 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 482 bars within 25 mi
- 749 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Yamhill County: R+6 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk