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Silverton is a big small town of 10,456 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's about 13 miles from Salem, OR and 37 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $485k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,456people
$485kTypical home
$1,580/moRent
80° / 47°Summer / winter
1"Snow
176Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,456
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,981 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Portland, OR
- 13 mi to Salem, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $485k (≈$3,057/mo)
- Median rent $1,580/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 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 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SLE airport
- 41 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 279 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 493 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 156 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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