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45.54° N · 122.80° W · GEOID 4112150

Cedar Mill

Multnomah County, Oregon · part of the Portland, OR metro

OregonCedar Mill, ORCedar MillCedar Mill

The short answer

Cedar Mill is home to 19,471 people. Median household income is $164,079 a year and median rent is $1,882 a month, 13.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $878,300, about 5.3x annual median household income.

Cedar Mill stands out on how people work. Unemployment is 7.8%, against 3.6% in its closest peers. Also notable: After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $139,600 a year, more than in 93% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 80 Oregon places we track.

73OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Cedar Mill scores better than 73% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 13th of 104 in Oregon.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%57
Economy 20%54
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%47
Education 10%96
Commute 10%53
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,882
38% above the median place
Median household income
$164,079
104% above the median place
Median home value
$878,300
175% above the median place
Unemployment
7.8%
60% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Cedar Mill

  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 13.8% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 94% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 104 Oregon places we track.
  • Value for moneyRent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 98 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.
01

Moving to Cedar Mill

Multnomah County loses about 9.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in39,979
Moved out45,590
Net−5,611

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Clackamas County, OR5,5248,002−2,478
Washington County, OR5,7766,466−690
Clark County, WA2,8384,587−1,749
King County, WA1,0421,188−146

Within Oregon, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OregonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$69K
Leavers$93K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Multnomah County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Multnomah County report $69,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $92,800, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$75,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,882 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,335 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $878,300.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 38.4% work from home; 3.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Wyndham, VA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
3.6%
82% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
7.5%
31% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-9.1
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCedar MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.5%31% above
Moved from another state13.6%82% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-9.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$68,9682% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$92,75532% above
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,453 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 94% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 104 Oregon places we track.

Cedar Mill13.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$75,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.8%
32% below the median place
Home price to income
5.3x
41% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$139,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Cedar Mill, $1,882 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Cedar Mill, but easier on the budget

Places that match Cedar Mill on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Wyndham, VA8111.5% vs 13.8%$73,700Compare
Hinsdale, IL769.2% vs 13.8%$83,200Compare
Poolesville, MD7210.7% vs 13.8%$44,000Compare
Mantua, VA6911.6% vs 13.8%$48,300Compare

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Median home value1
$878,300
175% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,335
78% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$7,530
131% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCedar MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,88238% above
Rent to income113.8%32% below
Property tax rate10.9%5% below
Home price to income15.3x41% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure105.44% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,87816% above
HUD area median income4County figure$128,30020% above
Property tax paid (median)1$7,530131% above
Median home value1$878,300175% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.3%90% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure21.7%58% below
Homeownership177.1%16% above
Renters paying 30%+151.3%1% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,33578% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.8%18% below
Median year built119921% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 38.4%, 208% above the median place.

Works from home1
38.4%
208% above the median place
Median household income1
$164,079
104% above the median place
Income per person1
$75,251
88% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment7.8% +60%
Commutes by transit3.0% 3.5×
Poverty rate8.2% −24%
Mean commute25 min −1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCedar MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$164,079104% above
Income per person1$75,25188% above
Unemployment17.8%60% above
Average annual pay6County figure$84,12328% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs6County figure494,307228% above
Poverty rate18.2%24% below
Mean commute125 min1% below
Works from home138.4%208% above
Commutes by transit13.0%252% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 1.1%, 83% below the median place.

No health insurance1
1.1%
83% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
72.3%
125% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.4%
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad23.9% 2.7×
Household size2.9 +15%
Homes with broadband95.3% +3%
Median age38.6 −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCedar MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population119,4712370th largest
Median age138.61% below
Bachelor's or higher172.3%125% above
High school or higher197.4%5% above
Household size12.915% above
Born abroad123.9%171% above
No health insurance11.1%83% below
Homes with broadband195.3%3% above
05

Life in Cedar Mill

The nearest National Park Service site is Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, about 9 miles away.

640 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 7 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.7 −44%
Playgrounds per 10k24.6 2.6×
Grocery stores per 10k1.0 −51%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k11.3 +1%
Libraries per 10k1.0 +18%
Named paths and bike trails2 km −10%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi4.2 20.0×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 9 miles
  • Lewis and Clark National Historical Park 66 miles
  • Mount Rainier National Park 104 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars38.0 +83%
Shops34.7 +15%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.9 +68%
Doctors' offices and clinics26.5 +31%
Child care centers4.9 2.1×

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
9.0
71% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
38.0
83% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
4.9
113% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureCedar MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure168above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure81,096above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure17.614% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure38.083% above
Shops per 10k8County figure34.715% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.968% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure26.531% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure4.9113% above
Parks per 10k95.744% below
Playgrounds per 10k924.6162% above
Grocery stores per 10k91.051% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k911.31% above
Libraries per 10k91.018% above
Named paths and bike trails91.810% below
Transit stops per sq mi94.2above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site109.071% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure640above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 63.4 in, 45% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Cedar Mill. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation13
63.4 in
45% above the median place
July average high13
79°F
9% below the median place
Median air quality index15
37
14% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureCedar MillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure79°F9% below
January average low13County figure35°F37% above
Average temperature13County figure52°F6% below
Annual precipitation13County figure63.4 in45% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure98.57% above
Tornado risk14County figure47.442% below
Wildfire risk14County figure67.310% above
Heat wave risk14County figure96.87% above
Median air quality index15County figure3714% below
Good air days15County figure77.5%13% above
08

Cedar Mill in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Cedar Mill does better than 57% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 41%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,882/mo (2024)$2,420/mo$1,980 to $2,950/mo+4.3%
Median household income$164,079 (2024)$208,000$175,500 to $246,000+4.0%
Median home value$878,300 (2024)$1,252,000$909,000 to $1,725,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 6.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Cedar Mill

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Milton, GA$2,065$171,295Compare
Alamo Heights, TX$1,727$183,088Compare
Madison, NJ$2,253$171,471Compare
Arlington, MA$2,082$150,701Compare
Arlington, MAMadison, NJAlamo Heights, TXMilton, GACedar Mill, ORCedar MillMiltonAlamo HeightsMadisonArlingtonCedar MillMiltonAlamo HeightsMadisonArlington

Places built like Cedar Mill

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Cedar Mill performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Cedar Mill, OR13.8%2.5%/yrn/a
Bull Mountain, OR14.0%6.5%/yrn/aCompare
Kenmore, WA16.7%4.9%/yr1.4%Compare
Oak Park, CA23.2%4.2%/yrn/aCompare
Moraga, CA16.1%9.0%/yr-3.2%Compare
Snoqualmie, WA16.5%8.0%/yr-3.2%Compare
Bethany, OR16.1%4.3%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Cedar Mill a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 73 out of 100, better than 73% of the places we rate and 13th of 104 in Oregon. The median rent takes 13.8% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 94% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 104 Oregon places we track. Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 98 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings. On cost, space and class size it scores 83 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Cedar Mill expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $878,300.

What salary do you need to live in Cedar Mill?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $75,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Cedar Mill?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Milton, GA, Alamo Heights, TX, Madison, NJ and Arlington, MA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Cedar Mill with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Cedar Mill itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/cedar-mill-oregon

Citytistics. “Cedar Mill, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/cedar-mill-oregon/

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