Fort HillOR
A town of 123.
Is Fort Hill a good place to live?
Fort Hill’s typical household income is $19,000, below both the Oregon town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Of the 143 Oregon towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Fort Hill. Fort Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
123 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fort Hill: who provides what
Fort Hill is unincorporated, so Polk 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fort Hill.
Fort Hill has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 86% of U.S. communities. 57% of Fort Hill’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 37%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fort Hill has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half of commuters travel less than 26 miles. The top destinations are Salem (19%), Dallas (12%) and McMinnville (12%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Fort Hill
July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 36° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Oregon and the rest of the country, fewer of Fort Hill’s adults had a checkup this year
In Fort Hill, 10% of adults have diabetes, against 11% in Oregon’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns. 21% of Fort Hill adults report frequent mental distress. Among 143 Oregon towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Fort Hill. CDC measures, 26 in all: Fort Hill beats Oregon on 4 and trails on 7.
| Fort Hill | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 66% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fort Hill | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 23.8% | 27.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.1% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Fort Hill
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fort Hill; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Fort Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
100% of working residents leave Fort Hill for work
Where Fort Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fort Hill
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Fort Hill is an unincorporated community in Polk and Yamhill counties in Oregon, United States. It is located about a mile east of Spirit Mountain Casino on Oregon Route 22 near the South Yamhill River. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Fort Hill as a census-designated place (CDP). As of the 2020 census, Fort Hill had a population of 154. The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The hill of the same name, located just east of Valley Junction, was the site of a blockhouse built by settlers in 1855–1856. The blockhouse became part of Fort Yamhill, and was later moved to Grand Ronde…
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
Questions about Fort Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fort Hill, OR a good place to live?
Fort Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.