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19,471people live here $164,079median household income▲ 103% above US $1,882median rent per month▲ 33% above US $878,300median home value▲ 164% above US

Cedar Mill is an unincorporated community in Washington County, OR. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Cedar Mill

Cedar Mill is an unincorporated community in Oregon with household incomes running above the national average, air quality that stays clean most of the year, a highly educated workforce, and a population that has grown fast since 2020. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Cedar Mill deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, larger class sizes than the national average, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Clean air
Highly educated workforce
Fast-growing population

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters

How Cedar Mill compares

Median household income

Cedar Mill$164,079

Oregon avg$83,011

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Cedar Mill$1,882

Oregon avg$1,525

US$1,413

Median home value

Cedar Mill$878,300

Oregon avg$477,600

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Cedar Mill

Based on Cedar Mill's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,764

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $75,280 a year
51% of Cedar Mill renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$175,660

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $87,830
Homes cost 5.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 33% above US

$1,882/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,882 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are steep, with a median around $878,300. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $878,300 · 51% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.9% county unemployment

Unemployment in Washington County is 4.9%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Washington County (county-wide)

Safety

205 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Cedar Mill doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Washington County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 855/100k · Policed by Washington County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 24.6 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 6 in 10 workers drive to work; 38% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

51%

Work from home

38%

Carpool

4.1%

Public transit

3.0%

Other

2.6%

Walk

1.0%

Climate

Summers are comfortable, with highs around 79°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 40°F.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 101% above US

72% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (10 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Cedar Mill's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,882/mo) equals 14% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (38% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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