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Sherwood is a small city of 20,307 people in Washington County, Oregon. It's about 15 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $602k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,307people
$602kTypical home
$2,131/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,307
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,123 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Portland, OR
- 15 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $602k (≈$3,797/mo)
- Median rent $2,131/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" 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 (74 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,117 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 45% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to PDX airport
- 20 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 207 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,214 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 526 bars within 25 mi
- 856 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+34 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk