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Turner is a small town of 2,792 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's about 6 miles from Salem, OR and 50 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $530k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,792people
$530kTypical home
$1,380/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
190Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,792
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,948 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Portland, OR
- 6 mi to Salem, OR
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $530k (≈$3,339/mo)
- Median rent $1,380/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 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 45
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SLE airport
- 54 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 423 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 104 bars within 25 mi
- 161 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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