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Rhododendron is a tiny town of 214 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 42 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 197 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $415k and rent runs about $2k a month.
214people
$415kTypical home
$1,758/moRent
74° / 42°Summer / winter
197"Snow
226Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 214
- Part of a metro area
- About 55 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Portland, OR
- 42 mi to Portland, OR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $415k (≈$2,618/mo)
- Median rent $1,758/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 167 days a year with rain or snow
- 197" of snow a year
- 47 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year 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 64
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to PDX airport
- 41 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,435 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.