WheelerOR
A town of 448, settled in 1913.
448 people, and everyone knows the way
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Wheeler’s report card
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Local news
All →- Burlington orders that dog deemed dangerous be euthanizedwcax.com · Sep 21
- Wins matter most for Phillies and Eagles, not Zack Wheeler’s and Jhoan Duran’s ERAs or Jalen Hurts’ QBRInquirer.com · Aug 22
- Phillies Ace Zack Wheeler Trying to Address Recent Struggles on Moundheavy.com · Aug 20
Upcoming events
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wheeler. Another town gets a different order.
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 93% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents commute out of Wheeler
Most working residents leave Wheeler for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Portland (10%), Tillamook (9%) and Manzanita (8%). Half commute less than 35 miles.
Where working residents work
Mild winters, pleasant summers
Wheeler has mild winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 67°, a January night drops to 38°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Wheeler is
Wheeler beats the Oregon average on 6 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| What stands out | Wheeler | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.5% | 12.5% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 70.6% | 63.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.1% | 8.9% |
A typical Wheeler home is worth about $465K
The typical Wheeler home is worth about $465,000, up 1.4% in a year, 6% below the Oregon typical home.
Typical home value
96% of working residents leave Wheeler for work
Where Wheeler’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wheeler
City in Oregon, United States
Wheeler is a city in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The population was 414 at the 2010 census. It is named after Coleman Wheeler, who opened a sawmill in the town and had a lumber business; Coleman is a great-grandfather of Ted Wheeler, who was mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 2017 to 2024.
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- Established
- 1913
- Population
- 422
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- ZIP code
- 97147
- Area code
- 503