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Woodburn is a small city of 27,875 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's about 17 miles from Salem, OR and 29 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $332k and rent runs about $1k a month.
27,875people
$332kTypical home
$1,489/moRent
82° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,875
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,498 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Portland, OR
- 17 mi to Salem, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $332k (≈$2,092/mo)
- Median rent $1,489/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" 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 (190 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,005 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SLE airport
- 33 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 190 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 974 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 175 bars within 25 mi
- 368 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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