Warm-summer Mediterranean
West Haven-Sylvan, Oregon
Washington County, Oregon · Population 8.3k · 535 ft elevation
Living in West Haven-Sylvan
West Haven-Sylvan has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ 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 West Haven-Sylvan: about 12% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,500 ft around town.
West Haven-Sylvan at a glance
- Population
- 8.3k
- Elevation
- 535 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,391 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $744k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,830/mo82th percentile
- Median household income
- $121k85th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.883th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%63th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8483th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 39°F | 5.5″ | 1.3″ | 96 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 39°F | 4.3″ | 1.4″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 41°F | 4.1″ | — | 150 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 44°F | 3.0″ | — | 192 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 2.2″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 52°F | 1.7″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 56°F | 0.5″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 51°F | 1.4″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 46°F | 3.9″ | — | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 42°F | 5.9″ | — | 106 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 38°F | 6.3″ | 0.9″ | 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