OR area data
Gales Creek, OR
Gales Creek, OR.
Population: 982 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $616,458
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.4%
- 3-year appreciation
- +5.5%
- All-time peak (2026-03)
- $621,003
- House Price Index
- 623.5 (+0.5% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $700,000
- Median list price
- $690,000
- Median days on market
- 10 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 101.4%
- 1-year forecast
- -1.4%
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 101.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.70/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coldWave, earthquake, heatWave, iceStorm, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 65.4 in
- Annual snowfall
- 16.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 36
- Days with Good air quality
- 269
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (29 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Chadwick Airport (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Portland Hillsboro Airport (HIO) (16 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 9
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.6 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -1,175 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Median annual property tax
- $3,850
- Households with broadband internet
- 50.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 284,978
- Average weekly wage
- $1,698
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,992
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