City safety & data profile

Cedar MillOR

Cedar Mill, OR is a 15K-resident city in Washington County with a median household income of $164,079.

Washington County, Oregon. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Cedar Mill, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Cedar Mill has a population larger than 25% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $878,300, and 5 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

15K
Population (place)
Bottom 26%
By size
$164,079
Median income (place)
$878,300
Median home (place)
8.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Cedar Mill

Cedar Mill posts a median household income higher than 95% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 5 hospitals serve the Cedar Mill area.

Top 5%
by median income, US cities
5
hospitals in & near Cedar Mill

Composite score · Cedar Mill, OR

80/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Household income A+
$164,079

Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Bachelor's+ share A+
72.3%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Poverty rate B-
8.1%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Violent crime D
297 /100k

FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.

Cedar Mill in context: the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).

Where Cedar Mill income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$164,079 Top 5% higher than 95% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Cedar Mill $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OR

Ranked by headcount across the 57 OR places Areazine tracks with both population and income data. Tooltip carries the income rank.

residents

What this shows By headcount, Portland ranks #1 here -- income honors go to Bethany.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Income ranking: OR

Median household income among the same 57-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Income honors go to Bethany here -- by headcount, that title belongs to Portland.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Cedar Mill, OR beyond the headline numbers

Cedar Mill sits inside Washington County, Oregon, at roughly 45.52°N, -122.81°W. Population 14,546, $164,079 median household income. Median home value $878,300, median rent $1,882. Poverty rate 8.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

5 hospitals in/around Cedar Mill (nearest 2.5 mi away), 4/5 avg rating, 4 with an ER. Climate: 55.8°F annual average, 39.3" precipitation.

38.4% of Cedar Mill workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

A bachelor's degree or higher is common in Cedar Mill: 72.3% of adults, the highest quarter of reporting cities -- a labor pool skewed toward credentialed work.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 29.1% in Cedar Mill, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

3% of Cedar Mill workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

7.8% unemployment puts Cedar Mill in the toughest quarter of reporting cities for job availability.

The median home in Cedar Mill costs around 5.4 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

$1,882/month is the median rent in Cedar Mill, OR, placing it in the priciest quarter of reporting cities; housing cost is doing real work against the household budget here.

At 8.1%, poverty in Cedar Mill, OR runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Cedar Mill from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

The 10-Year Trend 2013–2024

County-level trend (Washington County): Cedar Mill's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
604K+12%
Median Income
$107,772+68%
Median Home Value
$588,000+108%
Poverty Rate
8.1%-29%
Unemployment
4.5%-53%

The Economic Picture

Cedar Mill's median household income of $164,079 runs 84% above the tracked-city average, the most notable of the economic figures Areazine tracks here. Poverty rate runs 35% below average too, at 8.1%.

Economics indicators for Cedar Mill, OR
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,882/mo
Poverty Rate
8.1% -35% vs avg
Unemployment 7.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 72.3%
Work From Home 38.4%
Public Transit 3%

Population

White 65.9%
African American 1.8%
Asian 19.2%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.7%

Community Health 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
29.9%
Short Sleep Duration
29.1%
High Blood Pressure
29%
Binge Drinking
14.4%
Physical Inactivity
14.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.3%
Current Asthma
10.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
10.8%
Diabetes
9.2%
Current Smoking
7.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 72.1%
Annual Checkup 72.2%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
4.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
4.5%
Stroke
2.3%

Hospitals Within Range 5 within 25 mi

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
1
★★★★
2
★★★
1
★★
0
0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
5
With ER
4
PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER
PORTLAND · 2.5 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆
CEDAR HILLS HOSPITAL
PORTLAND · 2.5 mi away · Psychiatric
☆☆☆☆☆
LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER
PORTLAND · 3.9 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆
OHSU HOSPITAL AND CLINICS
PORTLAND · 6.3 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆
PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER
PORTLAND · 6.3 mi away · Acute Care - Veterans Administration · ER
★★★★★

Climate

NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Avg Temperature
56°F
Annual Rainfall
39.3"
Hot Months (>80°F)
0
Cold Months (<40°F)
0
50°
40°
Jan
5.5"
54°
40°
Feb
4.3"
58°
42°
Mar
4.1"
63°
45°
Apr
3.0"
70°
50°
May
2.2"
73°
53°
Jun
1.7"
81°
57°
Jul
0.5"
82°
57°
Aug
0.5"
76°
53°
Sep
1.4"
65°
47°
Oct
3.9"
55°
43°
Nov
5.9"
49°
40°
Dec
6.3"

Cost of Living

BEA 2024
105.4 Regional Price Parity

5.4% above national average

US avg
105.4

Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (MSA)

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.

Flood Claims on Record

FEMA NFIP, county-level
21
Claims filed
$138K
Total paid out
AE
Most common flood zone

Washington County has recorded 21 National Flood Insurance Program claims totaling $138K in payouts since 2016.

No single named event dominates this county's claim history: most are individual, unnamed flood losses.

Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.

What alerts and safety updates affect Cedar Mill?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Cedar Mill right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet OR-CEDAR-MILL · Cedar Mill

Cedar Mill: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Cedar Mill; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Oregon state hubs · Methodology

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Questions & Answers 9

What is the population of Cedar Mill, OR?
Cedar Mill, OR has a population of 14,546 people, located in Washington County, Oregon.
What is the median household income in Cedar Mill?
The median household income in Cedar Mill, OR is $164,079 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 8.1%.
What is the median home value in Cedar Mill?
The median home value in Cedar Mill, OR is $878,300. Median rent is $1,882/month.
What are the top health concerns in Cedar Mill?
The top health indicators in Cedar Mill include Obesity (29.9%), Short Sleep Duration (29.1%), High Blood Pressure (29%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What hospitals are near Cedar Mill?
The nearest hospitals to Cedar Mill, OR are PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER (2.5 mi, in PORTLAND), CEDAR HILLS HOSPITAL (2.5 mi, in PORTLAND), LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER (3.9 mi, in PORTLAND), OHSU HOSPITAL AND CLINICS (6.3 mi, in PORTLAND), PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER (6.3 mi, in PORTLAND). 4 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Cedar Mill?
The median age in Cedar Mill, OR is 38.6 years. 72.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the climate like in Cedar Mill?
Cedar Mill has an average annual temperature of 55.8°F and 39.3" of annual precipitation.
What is the cost of living in Cedar Mill?
The regional price parity for Cedar Mill is 105.421, meaning prices are 5.4% above the national average.
How many flood insurance claims has Washington County filed?
Washington County, Oregon has recorded 21 NFIP flood insurance claims since 2016, totaling $138K in payouts. This is county-level data: FEMA does not attribute individual claims to a specific city.

Cities nationwide with a comparable poverty or income figure 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Cedar Mill, both outside Oregon so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OR (8.1% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OR ($164,079 here).

Compare Cedar Mill with another city

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Using Cedar Mill's profile

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Place-level figures for population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) come from U.S. Census ACS; health data is CDC PLACES; hospital counts cover facilities in and around the city. Any county-level trend is labeled as such.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Washington County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.