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Living in Willamina, OR

Willamina is a small town of 2,193 people in Yamhill County, Oregon. It's about 25 miles from Salem, OR and 51 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $1k a month.

2,193people
$318kTypical home
$1,170/moRent
82° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
153Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,193
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 2,318 people per sq mi
  • 51 mi to Portland, OR
  • 25 mi to Salem, OR
  • 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $318k (≈$2,003/mo)
  • Median rent $1,170/mo
  • Median household income $59k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 6.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 82°F
  • Winter highs around 50°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
  • 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
  • 189 cloudy days a year
  • 68 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 153 days a year with rain or snow
  • 2" of snow a year
  • Snow days are rare
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (630 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 39
  • 32% of households have kids
  • 13% are 65 or older
  • 12% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 33 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 26 mi to SLE airport
  • 56 mi to PDX (major hub)
  • 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 75% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1978
  • 92% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 226 ft
  • 24 mi to the ocean
  • 185 mi to a big lake
  • 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 84 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 12 mi to the nearest campground
  • 12 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 263 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 68 bars within 25 mi
  • 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 22 museums within 25 mi
  • 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 5 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 14% of Oregon districts (reading)
  • 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 15 mi to the nearest vet
  • 14 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 8 congregations per 10k people
  • 16 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Yamhill County: R+6 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
  • Moderate winter storm risk
  • Moderate heat wave risk
  • High volcano risk

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