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Portland is a big city of 641,165 people in Multnomah County, Oregon. It's part of the Portland, OR area. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $582k and rent runs about $2k a month.
641,165people
$582kTypical home
$1,655/moRent
81° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 641,165
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,803 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Portland, OR area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $582k (≈$3,667/mo)
- Median rent $1,655/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (694 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,035 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 22% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PDX airport
- 4 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 164 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,232 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 493 bars within 25 mi
- 884 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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