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Oregon City is a small city of 37,755 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 14 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $556k and rent runs about $2k a month.
37,755people
$556kTypical home
$1,708/moRent
83° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,755
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,756 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Portland, OR
- 14 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $556k (≈$3,505/mo)
- Median rent $1,708/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 3" 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 (261 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (805 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PDX airport
- 17 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 472 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,230 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 507 bars within 25 mi
- 876 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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