Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
St. Paul’s median household income is $138,000, where Oregon’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. No town among the 143 in Oregon we compare has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than St. Paul. Its National Register listings include St. Paul Roman Catholic Church and St. Paul Historic District. St. Paul has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where St. Paul beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 103 in 1910, 434 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1923 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Paul. Close and well known come first.
8 mi MuseumEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum
27 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
26 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
25 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
26 mi GardenForest Park
20 mi WaterfallWillamette FallsEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum: Notkeel at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Moda Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, 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 St. Paul, 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 St. Paul.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by St Paul SD 45. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 150 | C |
| St Paul High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 146 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Paul has mild winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 36° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical St. 86% of households own their home in St. Paul, above both Oregon’s towns (65%) and U.S. towns (73%). St. Paul’s median rent is $1,500 a month.
| St. Paul | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,500 a month | $1,414 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Children under 18 are 27% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide). 39% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in St. Paul.
| St. Paul | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 27% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 18% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Oregon, 50.1% of residents are women.
| St. Paul | OR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.1% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.2% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.6% | 22.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.7% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.1% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents leave St. 4.2% of St. Paul working residents work locally. The top destinations are Salem (10%), Portland (8%) and Newberg (7%).
| St. Paul | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among 143 Oregon towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than St. Paul. Paul beats the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| St. Paul | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | St. Paul | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.1% | 12.5% |
| More adults with obesity | 42.5% | 33.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of St. Paul
About 2 of every 100 St. Paul residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
3 places in St. Paul on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Oregon, United States
St. Paul or Saint Paul is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is named after the Saint Paul Mission founded by Archbishop François Norbert Blanchet, who arrived in the Oregon Country in 1838 to minister to the Catholic inhabitants of French Prairie. The population was 434 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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St. Paul has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
