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Sheridan is a big small town of 6,339 people in Yamhill County, Oregon. It's about 22 miles from Salem, OR and 47 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,339people
$329kTypical home
$1,220/moRent
83° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,339
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,006 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Portland, OR
- 22 mi to Salem, OR
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,073/mo)
- Median rent $1,220/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" 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 (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (630 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SLE airport
- 52 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 197 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 310 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 94 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yamhill County: R+6 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk