Living in Rivergrove, OR
Rivergrove is a tiny town of 657 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 11 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $902k and rent runs about $4k a month.
657people
$902kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
83° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 657
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,798 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Portland, OR
- 11 mi to Portland, OR
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $902k (≈$5,690/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $213k
- Property tax about 0.8% 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
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 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 44
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PDX airport
- 16 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 131 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,243 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 506 bars within 25 mi
- 884 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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