Warm-summer Mediterranean
Forest Grove, Oregon
Washington County, Oregon · Population 26k · 213 ft elevation
Living in Forest Grove
Forest Grove has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Forest Grove is an outdoor hub: about 27% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
Forest Grove at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 213 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,391 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $464k79th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,393/mo62th percentile
- Median household income
- $82k58th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.280th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 43%
- Violent crime rate
- 402 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,087 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,231 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 33°F | 7.2″ | 0.6″ | 96 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 33°F | 5.8″ | 0.6″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 36°F | 5.0″ | — | 150 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 3.3″ | — | 192 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 2.2″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 50°F | 1.4″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 54°F | 0.3″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 49°F | 1.3″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 3.7″ | 0.2″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 36°F | 7.2″ | — | 106 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 33°F | 8.7″ | 1.3″ | 85 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology