Warm-summer Mediterranean
North Plains, Oregon
Washington County, Oregon · Population 3.4k · 203 ft elevation
Living in North Plains
North Plains has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ 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.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around North Plains: about 19% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,100 ft around town.
North Plains at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 203 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,391 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $544k84th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,373/mo61th percentile
- Median household income
- $109k79th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.978th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 117 per 100k36th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 409 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8887th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 19%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,100 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 34°F | 5.3″ | 0.6″ | 96 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 0.6″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 37°F | 3.7″ | — | 150 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 2.6″ | — | 192 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 2.0″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 49°F | 1.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 52°F | 0.4″ | — | 359 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 52°F | 0.5″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 48°F | 1.4″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 37°F | 5.4″ | — | 106 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 33°F | 6.0″ | 1.3″ | 85 hrs |
Near North Plains
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- Rockcreek, OR · 9.5k
- Forest Grove, OR · 26k
- Bethany, OR · 32k
- Oak Hills, OR · 11k
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Largest places in Oregon
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology