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Yamhill is a small town of 1,273 people in Yamhill County, Oregon. It's about 29 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $475k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,273people
$475kTypical home
$1,333/moRent
83° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
176Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,273
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,614 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Portland, OR
- 29 mi to Portland, OR
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $475k (≈$2,993/mo)
- Median rent $1,333/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 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 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to SLE airport
- 33 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 210 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 713 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 110 bars within 25 mi
- 296 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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