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St. Paul is a tiny town of 469 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's about 20 miles from Salem, OR and 27 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $542k and rent runs about $2k a month.
469people
$542kTypical home
$1,500/moRent
82° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 469
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,595 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Portland, OR
- 20 mi to Salem, OR
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $542k (≈$3,416/mo)
- Median rent $1,500/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 155 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
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,989 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SLE airport
- 32 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 167 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,189 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 217 bars within 25 mi
- 457 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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