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Howards Gristmill 2017 - Mulino Oregon
Oregon›Clackamas County

MulinoOR

A town of 2,229, settled in 1882.

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Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Mulino

Mulino, OR · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

Is Mulino a good place to live?

The best of Mulino’s subject grades is a B+ for health; the weakest is a D for cost of living. 31% of residents are 65 or older in Mulino, against 18% in Oregon’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 8 of the 116 Oregon towns we compare have a higher typical home value than Mulino. Howard's Gristmill and John and Magdalena Davis Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Mulino has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Mulino stand out

Where Mulino beats most towns.

A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Mulino for work

Where Mulino’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

22% → Portland Portland 22% 6% → Oregon City Oregon City 6% 4% → Salem Salem 4% 3% → Molalla Molalla 3% 3% → Tualatin Tualatin 3% 3% → Canby Canby 3% Mulino · 4% stay
650jobs based in Mulino
4%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Mulino grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Mulino is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Howard's Gristmill
Howard's Gristmill · National Register of Historic Places
Mulino’s story

144 years in pictures

The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 5 maps from 1939 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1882Mulino is settled
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Moda Center and 168 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mulino. Close and well known come first.

All 184 attractions →
Sources: 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 · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Willamette Falls: The original uploader was Cacophony at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum: Notkeel at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Mulino: who provides what

Mulino is unincorporated, so Clackamas County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPortland General Electric18.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMulino Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers81% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesClackamas CountyClackamas County provides services here
SchoolsMolalla River School District 35Which school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereClackamas County Clerk, Elections OfficeClackamas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes97042, 97045, 9701397042 81% · 97045 10% · 97013 9%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 Mulino.

HousingCost of living grade D

The typical home in Mulino is valued at about $693K

The typical Mulino home is worth about $693,000, up 2.9% in a year, 41% above the Oregon typical home. 87% of Mulino households own their home, where Oregon’s towns sit at 65% and U.S. towns at 73%. The median rent in Mulino is $1,728 a month.

$693KZillow home value
MulinoOregon townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home87%65%73%
Median rent$1,728 a month$1,414 a month$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Mulino$693K
Oregon$493K
+2.9%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

SchoolsC

Mulino’s schools rank behind 66% of Oregon districts

Its public schools are run by Molalla River SD 35. Its one school is below.

34%of OR districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Mulino Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5Grades K–5204C+

NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

Most of Mulino’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Mulino for work: only 4% work in town. Mulino’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. Jobs based in Mulino grew to 650 in 2023, 322 more than in 2013.

4%work in town
MulinoOregon townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work29 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$108,000$81,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town4%9.8%8%

Where working residents work

In Mulino4%
Portland22%
Oregon City6%
Salem4%
Molalla3%
17 mi
median commute distance
650
jobs based in Mulino
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthB+

Mulino is healthier than 72% of U.S. towns

Mulino beats the Oregon average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of Mulino adults have been diagnosed with depression.

73%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
MulinoOregon townsU.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)28%27%23%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%72%79%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)19%21%25%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%32%36%
26 measures vs. Oregon
5 better20 too close to call1 worse
What stands outMulinoOR
Fewer uninsured adults5.9%8.5%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.8%12.5%
More adults who have had cancer10.6%8.9%
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center
6.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Mulino

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 33 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mulino.

71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
71High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakes
33
paid flood claims since 1996
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Mulino, expect mild winters and pleasant summers

Mulino has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 36° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter36–48°
Spring42–62°
Summer54–79°
Fall45–64°
Nov 19
typical first frost
Mar 16
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsC

3.1% of Mulino is conserved land

8.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Hopkins Demonstration Forest, at 122 acres with 5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.

3.1%conserved
MulinoOregon townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.6 miles per square mile0.80.4
Conserved land3.1%4.4%4.3%
3.1%
conserved · 271 of 8,782 acres
8.2 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Hopkins Demonstration Forest5 mi122
2. Wagon Wheel Park—3

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mulino

17pages on Mulino
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Mulino

About Mulino

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Mulino, Oregon is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 213 between the cities of Oregon City and Molalla. As of the 2020 census, Mulino had a population of 2,250.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
14 sq mi
Elevation
230 ft
ZIP code
97042
Area code
503, 971

Mulino’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Mulino.

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How the neighbors grade
TownOR rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Mulino——D—CB+
Beavercreek#32BC—BB+

Mulino has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Mulino and Beavercreek report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mulino with a neighbor →

Questions about Mulino

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Mulino, OR expensive?

Yes. That is 7.1 years of the area's median household income ($97,436 across the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.