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Sublimity is a small town of 2,919 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's about 13 miles from Salem, OR and 49 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $481k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,919people
$481kTypical home
$1,628/moRent
80° / 47°Summer / winter
12"Snow
190Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,919
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,112 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Portland, OR
- 13 mi to Salem, OR
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $481k (≈$3,032/mo)
- Median rent $1,628/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 167 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
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,989 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SLE airport
- 53 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 564 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 370 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
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 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