Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Today 414 people live in this town, first settled in 1887.
31% of residents are under 18 in Scotts Mills, above both Oregon’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 2 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Scotts Mills. Scotts Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 208 in 1920, a low of 153 in 1930, 419 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1939 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Scotts Mills. Close and well known come first.
34 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
33 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
26 mi MuseumEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum
13 mi State parkSilver Falls State Park
22 mi Theme parkEnchanted Forest
22 mi WaterfallWillamette FallsModa 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 · Silver Falls State Park: Kelvin Kay -- Kkmd at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enchanted Forest: Trashbag (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Willamette Falls: The original uploader was Cacophony at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Scotts Mills, 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 Scotts Mills.
Employers in Scotts Mills added 39 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 42. Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. The share of residents in Scotts Mills who live below the poverty line: 5%. The top destinations are Salem (18%), Silverton (14%) and Portland (14%).
| Scotts Mills | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The public schools here belong to Silver Falls SD 4J. Its one school is below. Scotts Mills’ only public school teaches 141 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Mills Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 141 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
91% of households are owner-occupiers in Scotts Mills.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Summer afternoons peak near 80° in July, and January nights bottom out around 35°; snowfall runs to about 1 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just over two fifths of Scotts Mills adults have obesity. Scotts Mills: 30% of adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Scotts Mills | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Scotts Mills | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with obesity | 41.8% | 33.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Scotts Mills, the FEMA hazard score is 47 of 100. Expected losses in Scotts Mills break down as 47% from earthquakes and 42% from inland flooding. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim locally since 1996.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Scotts Mills
About 0 of every 100 Scotts Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
Where Scotts Mills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Oregon, United States
Scotts Mills is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 419 at the 2020 census, up from 357 in 2010. Scotts Mills is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is near the site of the 1993 Scotts Mills earthquake.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Scotts Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
