Living in Wilsonville, OR
Wilsonville is a small city of 26,974 people in Clackamas County, Oregon. It's about 17 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $615k and rent runs about $2k a month.
26,974people
$615kTypical home
$1,878/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,974
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,508 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Portland, OR
- 17 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $615k (≈$3,880/mo)
- Median rent $1,878/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,329 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PDX airport
- 21 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 207 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 509 bars within 25 mi
- 812 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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