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Scappoose is a big small town of 8,179 people in Columbia County, Oregon. It's about 19 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $456k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,179people
$456kTypical home
$1,750/moRent
81° / 47°Summer / winter
1"Snow
176Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,179
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,380 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Portland, OR
- 19 mi to Portland, OR
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $456k (≈$2,874/mo)
- Median rent $1,750/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to PDX airport
- 18 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 69 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,785 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 435 bars within 25 mi
- 723 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+14 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk