Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Butteville’s median age is 60 years, against 39.4 years in Oregon’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Among 143 Oregon towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Butteville. Frederick Bents House and William Riley Scheurer House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Butteville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Butteville beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 293 in 2000, 273 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2017 and 7 maps from 1916 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Butteville. Close and well known come first.
21 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
20 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
15 mi MuseumEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum
20 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
21 mi City parkForest Park
13 mi WaterfallWillamette FallsModa Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum: Notkeel at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Willamette Falls: The original uploader was Cacophony at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
Butteville is unincorporated, so Marion County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Butteville.
The top destinations are Portland (18%), Wilsonville (9%) and Salem (7%). Just 1% of Butteville’s working residents have a job in town. The town’s median household income stands at $120,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles.
| Butteville | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $120,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Butteville, 69% come from earthquakes and 26% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Butteville, the peak summer temperature is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Butteville, 14% smoke cigarettes. The town does better than the Oregon average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 11. 41% of adults in the town have high blood pressure; 15% have diabetes. Only 6 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Butteville.
| Butteville | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Butteville | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.1% | 12.5% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 68.7% | 63.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among 141 Oregon towns, just 4 have a lower share of conserved land than Butteville. One park or preserve covers 1 acres here.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Champoeg State Heritage Area | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For households in Butteville, the share who are owner-occupiers is 88%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Butteville
About 8 of every 100 Butteville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
Where Butteville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Butteville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 273. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Butteville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Edward Leavy and Walter L. Tooze.
