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Orient is a tiny town of 481 people in Multnomah County, Oregon. It's about 15 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $936k and rent runs about $2k a month.
481people
$936kTypical home
$1,646/moRent
79° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
180Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 481
- Part of a metro area
- About 508 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Portland, OR
- 15 mi to Portland, OR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $936k (≈$5,902/mo)
- Median rent $1,646/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 180 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" 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
- Above-average violent crime (625 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (4,404 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 44% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PDX airport
- 14 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,072 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 474 bars within 25 mi
- 817 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Multnomah County: D+62 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
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.