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26,974people live here $96,236median household income▲ 19% above US $1,878median rent per month▲ 33% above US $615,300median home value▲ 85% above US

What it's like to live in Wilsonville

Wilsonville is a small city in Oregon with household incomes running above the national average, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Wilsonville 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

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Wilsonville compares

Median household income

Wilsonville$96,236

Oregon avg$83,011

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Wilsonville$1,878

Oregon avg$1,525

US$1,413

Median home value

Wilsonville$615,300

Oregon avg$477,600

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Wilsonville

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

To rent

$3,756

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $75,120 a year
52% of Wilsonville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$123,060

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $61,530
Homes cost 6.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 33% above US

$1,878/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,878 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 $615,300. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $615,300 · 52% of renters cost-burdened

Job marketNear US average

4.6% unemployment

Unemployment here is 4.6%, close to the national average of 4.3%.

City-level (BLS)

Safety

211 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Wilsonville doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Clackamas 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 1625/100k · Policed by Clackamas County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

24 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 24.4 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 14% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

70%

Work from home

14%

Carpool

12%

Walk

2.2%

Other

1.4%

Public transit

1.2%

Climate

Summers are comfortable, with highs around 79°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 36°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 23% above US

44% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 44% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

6 public schools inside the boundary

There are 6 public schools inside the boundary. 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 (22 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Wilsonville'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 ($1,878/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and anyone who doesn't drive.

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