Church, 2009
Cherry Grove’s story
115 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1941 on.
- 1911Cherry Grove is founded
Cherry GroveOR
Population 335: a town founded in 1911.
Photo: M.O. Stevens · CC BY 3.0
Population
335
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$399K
Census ACS
Household income
$60K
median
Median age
50.7
years
Jobs based here
17
A commuter town
Is Cherry Grove a good place to live?
Cherry Grove’s mean commuting time is 42 minutes, against 23 minutes in Oregon’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town among the 143 in Oregon we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Cherry Grove. Cherry Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
335 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Nearby attractions
All 183 attractions →Moda Center and 157 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cherry Grove. Close and well known come first.
29 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
27 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
18 mi MuseumEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum
26 mi City parkForest Park
26 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
29 mi Stadium & arenaVeterans Memorial ColiseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Moda 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 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Cherry Grove: who provides what
Cherry Grove is unincorporated, so Washington County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPortland General Electric18.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHillsboro-Cherry Grove water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesWashington CountyWashington County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Oregon you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereWashington County Clerk, Elections OfficeWashington County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code9711997119 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cherry Grove.
Work & commute
Cherry Grove has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
16% of residents live below the poverty line in Cherry Grove. Half commute less than 19 miles. The top destinations are Hillsboro (26%), Portland (14%) and Forest Grove (10%).
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Cherry Grove0%
Hillsboro26%
Portland14%
Forest Grove10%
Beaverton4%
19 mi
median commute distance
17
jobs based in Cherry Grove
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
The climate in Cherry Grove brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 35° and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
5″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter34–47°
Spring40–60°
Summer51–77°
Fall43–63°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Top of a high hazard risk in Cherry Grove: inland flooding
For Cherry Grove, the FEMA risk score is 65 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 54% come from inland flooding and 36% from earthquakes.
65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Cherry Grove is
Cherry Grove does better than the Oregon average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 1. For adults here, the share who get no exercise outside work is 18%.
| Cherry Grove | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
26 measures vs. Oregon
4 better21 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Cherry Grove | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 8.5% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 69.1% | 63.4% |
| More adults with high cholesterol | 38.2% | 34.4% |
Hillsboro Medical Center
14 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
$105Kmedian sale price
0
homes sold in September
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cherry Grove
15pages on Cherry Grove
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cherry Grove
About 3 of every 100 Cherry Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Cherry Grove for work
Where Cherry Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
17jobs based in Cherry Grove
0%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Cherry Grove
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Cherry Grove is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Cherry Grove is situated on the north bank of the Tualatin River near where it exits the Northern Oregon Coast Range and enters Patton Valley. As of the 2020 census, Cherry Grove had a population of 503.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 433 ft
- Area code
- 503, 971
Questions about Cherry Grove
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cherry Grove, OR a good place to live?
Cherry Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.