Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Sheridan is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 77th of 142 graded towns in Oregon, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: a typical home costs about $398K, 4.1 years of the Portland metro’s $97K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $71K, and 12% of residents live below the poverty line. Sheridan is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Sheridan’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile, below both Oregon’s towns (0.8) and U.S. towns (0.4). Only 21 of Oregon’s 228 towns score lower on the outdoors.
Where Sheridan beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Travelers Home6,127 counted in 2010 and 4,639 in 2020; an estimated 6,243 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Sheridan is from typical.
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Census counts: 196 in 1880, 4,639 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1942 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sheridan, 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 Sheridan.
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Sheridan after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 89% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1982: 45. 48% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 47%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The largest public high school is Sheridan AllPrep Academy, with 356 students. Sheridan SD 48J runs its public schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faulconer-Chapman SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 515 | – |
| Sheridan High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 211 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here fell from 999 in 2013 to 762.
Half commute less than 21 miles. In Sheridan, the average commute is 28 minutes. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: this Oregon town had 762 jobs in 2023, down 237 from 2013.
| Sheridan | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 36° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Sheridan are typically worth about $398,000, about the same as a year ago, 19% below the Oregon typical home. 61% of Sheridan households own their home, near the Oregon town median (65%) and below the median of U.S. towns (73%). In Sheridan, the median rent is $1,220 a month.
| Sheridan | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,220 a month | $1,415 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Among adults in Sheridan, 19% report frequent mental distress. The share of adults in Sheridan who had a checkup this year: 72%.
| Sheridan | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 73% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sheridan | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 57.5% | 64.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sheridan has one park or preserve, 5 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sheridan City Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sheridan
About 2 of every 100 Sheridan residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
Where Sheridan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Oregon, United States
Sheridan is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. Platted in the 1860s when it received a post office, Sheridan was incorporated in 1880. In 1913, much of the town burned in a fire and a flood covered much of the community in 1964. The population of Sheridan as of the 2020 census was 4,639. Located in the western part of the Willamette Valley, Sheridan is at the base of the Northern Oregon Coast Range along the South Yamhill River. Sheridan lies around 13 miles southwest of the county seat of McMinnville, along Oregon Route 18. This highway and Oregon Route 18 Business run east–west through Sheridan and nearby Willamina, parallel to the river. Sheridan Bridge is the only river cr…
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Sheridan grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #77 of 142 in Oregon. It grades C+ for health and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.