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West Slope is a big small town of 6,582 people in Washington County, Oregon. It's about 7 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $755k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,582people
$755kTypical home
$1,716/moRent
81° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,582
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,088 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Portland, OR
- 7 mi to Portland, OR
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $755k (≈$4,763/mo)
- Median rent $1,716/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 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 (234 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,687 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PDX airport
- 11 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 325 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 202 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,250 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 495 bars within 25 mi
- 891 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+34 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk