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Oak Grove is a small city of 16,796 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 9 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $516k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,796people
$516kTypical home
$1,744/moRent
83° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,796
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,303 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Portland, OR
- 9 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $516k (≈$3,252/mo)
- Median rent $1,744/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 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 (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,329 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PDX airport
- 12 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 190 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 4 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
- 2,248 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
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% 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
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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