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West Linn is a small city of 26,935 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 12 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $770k and rent runs about $2k a month.
26,935people
$770kTypical home
$2,116/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,935
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,625 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Portland, OR
- 12 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $770k (≈$4,857/mo)
- Median rent $2,116/mo
- Median household income $147k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (868 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to PDX airport
- 15 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,257 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 507 bars within 25 mi
- 888 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clackamas County: D+10 in 2024
- 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
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk