Warm-summer Mediterranean
Independence, Oregon
Polk County, Oregon · Population 10k · 171 ft elevation
Living in Independence
Independence has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (7″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 21 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Independence: about 12% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,700 ft around town.
Independence at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 171 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 7″42th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,388 hrs8th percentile
- Median AQI
- 212th percentile
- Median home value
- $345k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,585/mo71th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k55th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.96%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.79th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 174 per 100k50th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,283 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8584th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 12%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,739 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 36°F | 7.5″ | 2.1″ | 96 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 36°F | 5.6″ | 1.2″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 38°F | 5.1″ | 0.4″ | 150 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 41°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 192 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 2.4″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 49°F | 1.5″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 53°F | 0.3″ | — | 357 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 50°F | 1.6″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | — | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 39°F | 7.2″ | 0.5″ | 107 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 35°F | 8.7″ | 2.9″ | 86 hrs |
Near Independence
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology