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Sandy is a big small town of 12,854 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 21 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $470k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,854people
$470kTypical home
$1,861/moRent
78° / 44°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
190Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,854
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,480 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Portland, OR
- 21 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $470k (≈$2,966/mo)
- Median rent $1,861/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°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
- 190 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,244 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PDX airport
- 21 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,663 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 414 bars within 25 mi
- 626 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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