Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Mount Angel grades D overall, 124th of 142 graded towns in Oregon, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 81% of the country. The median household income is $62K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. It also has a long history, with 3 places on the National Register. Its National Register listings include St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church and Windischar's General Blacksmith Shop. Homes are expensive, about $472K for a typical one and 6 times the Salem metro’s $79K median household income.
Where Mount Angel beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Mount Angel is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 537 in 1900, 3,392 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 5 maps from 1923 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Angel. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
32 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
19 mi MuseumEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum
19 mi Theme parkEnchanted Forest
32 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
33 mi GardenForest ParkModa 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 · Enchanted Forest: Trashbag (talk), 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Angel, and how to reach them.
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 Mount Angel.
Mount Angel trades workers with Salem and other neighbors, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
44% of Mount Angel adults have obesity, above both the Oregon town median (35%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Mount Angel. Mount Angel beats the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Mount Angel | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Mount Angel | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74.5% | 71.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.2% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Mt Angel SD 91. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Public SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 296 | D |
| John F Kennedy High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 223 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 2010, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mount Angel.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mount Angel has mild winters and pleasant summers. Mount Angel’s July high is 82°F, where Oregon’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mount Angel has about as many jobs (1,256) as working residents, but only 118 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 943 in 2013 to 1,256.
Most working residents leave Mount Angel for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Mount Angel has added 313 jobs, to 1,256 in 2023. The top destinations are Salem (14%), Portland (9%) and Woodburn (7%).
| Mount Angel | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mount Angel's reported crime rate is well below Oregon's. The property crime rate in Mount Angel is 6.5 per 1,000 residents. Only 3 of the 81 Oregon towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Mount Angel.
| Mount Angel | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 6.5 per 1,000 residents | 19.7 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
69.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 52.5% across Oregon.
59% of Mount Angel households own their home.
| Mount Angel | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,213 a month | $1,415 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Mount Angel | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ebner County Park | 0.5 mi | 7 |
| 2. John B Humpert Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
| 3. Fisher Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Angel
About 3 of every 100 Mount Angel residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
3 places in Mount Angel on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Marion County, Oregon
Mt. Angel or Mount Angel is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Salem, Oregon, on Oregon Route 214. The population was 3,392 at the 2020 census, down from 3,748 in 2010. Mt. Angel is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mount Angel grades D overall, better than 5% of U.S. towns and #124 of 142 in Oregon. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
