RickreallOR
Today 52 people live in this town, first settled in 1866.
Is Rickreall a good place to live?
27% of residents live below the poverty line in Rickreall, against 11% in Oregon’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town among the 143 in Oregon we compare has a lower median age than Rickreall. Rickreall has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
52 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rickreall. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum
26 mi Stadium & arenaReser Stadium
13 mi Theme parkEnchanted Forest
31 mi State parkSilver Falls State Park
15 mi MuseumOregon Electric Railway Museum10 mi MuseumHallie Ford Museum of Art30K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum: Notkeel at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Reser Stadium: Zapper258, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enchanted Forest: Trashbag (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Silver Falls State Park: Kelvin Kay -- Kkmd at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oregon Electric Railway Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Rickreall: who provides what
Rickreall 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 Rickreall.
A larger share of households in Rickreall are owner-occupiers than in the typical Oregon or U.S. town
The typical Rickreall home is worth about $706,000, up 1.3% in a year, 43% above the Oregon typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Rickreall has mild winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 36°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rickreall has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from earthquakes
55% of Rickreall’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 37%. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 63% of U.S. communities. One declared disaster, in 2007, has brought federal aid to Rickreall households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults had a checkup this year in Rickreall than in most of Oregon or the rest of the country
Among 143 Oregon towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Rickreall. The share of adults in Rickreall who have been diagnosed with depression: 30%. Of 26 CDC measures, Rickreall beats the Oregon average on 5 and trails it on 8.
| Rickreall | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 66% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Rickreall | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.1% | 6.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.7% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Rickreall
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Rickreall
About 0 of every 100 Rickreall residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
Questions about Rickreall
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rickreall, OR a good place to live?
Rickreall has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.