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Stayton is a big small town of 8,292 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's about 14 miles from Salem, OR and 51 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $410k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,292people
$410kTypical home
$1,172/moRent
81° / 47°Summer / winter
12"Snow
190Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,292
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,655 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Portland, OR
- 14 mi to Salem, OR
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $410k (≈$2,584/mo)
- Median rent $1,172/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (161 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,310 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SLE airport
- 55 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 453 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 367 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 99 bars within 25 mi
- 139 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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