Sandy.
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Oregon·Clackamas County
3 tracts·13K people·$470K median·3,518/mi²
White 84 · Multiracial 8 · Hispanic 5 · Asian 1 · Other 1 · Black 0
Married couple 61 · Other 24 · Living alone 15
Retail 27 · Health 24 · Leisure 16 · Manufacturing 12 · Professional 10 · Public admin 5 · Other 7
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Production · transport 24 · Sales · office 20 · Service 12 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 78 · Work from home 15 · Carpool 12 · Transit 1 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sandy is $470,300 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Sandy has 12,854 residents across 2 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.8; the population is 84.2% White, 8.1% Multiracial, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, 1.2% Other and 0.0% Black; the average household has 2.9 people; 29.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.8% (Census ACS).
Sandy Grade School is the elementary school with reported scores (49%); Cedar Ridge Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (41%); Sandy High School is the high school with reported scores (17%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,861/month, 18% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Sandy is $108,984 a year, 27% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Sandy, median rent is $1,861/month and the median home value is $470,300 (Census ACS).
Sandy reported 0.5 violent crimes and 11.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 77°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 98 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 64 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sandy are volcanic activity (93), earthquake (80) and cold wave (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.30g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sandy, 0.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).