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Scotts Mills is a tiny town of 337 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's about 19 miles from Salem, OR and 34 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $479k and rent runs about $1k a month.
337people
$479kTypical home
$1,414/moRent
80° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 337
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 934 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Portland, OR
- 19 mi to Salem, OR
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $479k (≈$3,019/mo)
- Median rent $1,414/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 179 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,989 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SLE airport
- 38 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 515 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 164 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.