Jennings LodgeOR
Home to 7,971 people, the town was settled in 1911.
What should you know before moving to Jennings Lodge?
Jennings Lodge’s grades pull in different directions. Cost of living is its weak spot: the typical home is worth about $462K, 4.7 years of the Portland metro’s $97K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 68% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Where it does best is walkability: it is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Schools are another plus (B+): its schools outperform two thirds of the state's. The overall grade comes out at B−, 50th of 142 in Oregon. On that grade it does better than 45% of U.S. towns. Its typical rent is $1,669 a month, above both Oregon’s towns ($1,413 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index.
What makes Jennings Lodge stand out
Where Jennings Lodge beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Jennings Lodge for work
Where Jennings Lodge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Jennings Lodge grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Jennings Lodge is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 15%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moda Center and 170 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jennings Lodge. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
27 mi WaterfallMultnomah Falls
3 mi WaterfallWillamette Falls
10 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
12 mi City parkForest ParkPhoto credits
Moda Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Willamette Falls: The original uploader was Cacophony at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Jennings Lodge: who provides what
Jennings Lodge is unincorporated, so Clackamas 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 Jennings Lodge.
Most of Jennings Lodge’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them
In Jennings Lodge, 1.7% of working residents work locally. For half of commuters, work is under 9 miles away. The top destinations are Portland (36%), Oregon City (5%) and Milwaukie (4%).
| Jennings Lodge | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 16% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For schools, Jennings Lodge earns a B+
Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The largest public high school is Putnam High School, with 1,060 students. Public schools: North Clackamas SD 12.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candy Lane Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 363 | C− |
| Putnam High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,060 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
High risk in Jennings Lodge, with earthquakes at the top
FEMA puts 43% of Jennings Lodge’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 41% to inland flooding. The national flood insurance program has paid 11 claims in the town since 1996.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and pleasant summers in Jennings Lodge
A winter brings about 4 inches of snow, with January nights at 36° and July afternoons at 82°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jennings Lodge looks like Oregon by age
Oregon has 37% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 34%. No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Oregon average. 20% of Jennings Lodge residents are 65 or older.
| Jennings Lodge | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 27% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.2 years | 39.3 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
57% women, 43% men
About 77 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.2 points). Across Oregon, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Jennings Lodge | OR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.5% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 22.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.9% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.3% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
5% of Jennings Lodge is conserved land
In 5 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.3 miles of trail. For Jennings Lodge, the trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Jennings Lodge | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Boardman Wetlands and Nature Play Area | 0.1 mi | 6 |
| 2. Stringfield Family Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Meldrum Bar Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jennings Lodge ranks healthier than 52% of the country’s towns
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its B−, from Gladstone (B) to West Linn (A).
The share of adults in Jennings Lodge who binge drink: 15%. The town tracks Oregon closely on all 26 CDC measures.
| Jennings Lodge | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Jennings Lodge sells for about $500K at the median
Homes sold in Jennings Lodge spent a median 13 days on the market. 55% of households live in a home they own in the town. Bidding over the asking price: 43% of homes sold here.
| Jennings Lodge | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,669 a month | $1,413 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Jennings Lodge
Colleges nearby
16 within 15 miles of the center of Jennings Lodge
About 4 of every 100 Jennings Lodge residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
About Jennings Lodge
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Jennings Lodge is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. Located between Milwaukie and Gladstone. As of the 2020 census, it had a total population of 7,503. Even though Jennings Lodge is not part of Oregon City; the local elementary school (along with nearby Candy Lane Elementary) forms an exclave of the Oregon City School District.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 95 ft
- Area code
- 503
Jennings Lodge’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Jennings Lodge.
| Town | OR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Lodge | #50 | B− | D | — | B+ | B− |
| Gladstone | #63 | C | D | C+ | B | B |
| Oak Grove | #37 | B | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| West Linn | #6 | A | D− | B+ | A | A |
| Oatfield | #33 | B | D | — | B+ | B+ |
Jennings Lodge, Oak Grove and Oatfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Jennings Lodge with a neighbor →
Questions about Jennings Lodge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jennings Lodge, OR a good place to live?
Jennings Lodge grades B− overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #50 of 142 in Oregon. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Jennings Lodge, OR expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $462,000, 6% below the Oregon typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.