The City of West Linn
A Southern suburb within the Portland metropolitan area, West Linn is located in Clackamas County, Oregon. West Linn has a history of developing rapidly, in part due to the opportunity of harvesting energy from the Willamette Falls. Named after the U.S Senator Lewis F. Linn of Ste. Genevieve Missouri, the city has a population of 25,109. Located between Willamette and Tualatin rivers, West Linn includes a number of former townsites such as Sunset City, Bolton, West Oregon City and a few others. There are a number of public schools in this area including the Columbia Academy, a private school as licensed by Applied Scholastics. West Linn can offer you a very close knitted community, welcome all sorts of people no matter their gender, creed, or race. Along with the basic amenities that an urban life offers, it is also a comfy place to stay in. West Linn is known for having very quiet neighborhoods with an upper class lifestyle, and an opportunity to take part in various outdoor activities.
West Linn Housing Market
West Linn is home to more than 25,000 residents and offers a quiet, peaceful, and friendly community that’s ideal for raising your family or leading a post-retirement life. The 7.5 square mile area which covers the city is a mixture of older homes and newly established areas beside the Willamette River, also overlooking the magnificent views of the luxurious hilltop homes. People here lead a safe and secure life with a low crime rate and receive a high median household income. It is among the top 100 small cities of the USA for comfortable living, as compiled by CNN Money Magazine (where West Linn was ranked at 64). As you can imagine, real estate demand is high here. With high-quality schools, affordability, and economic growth, along with neighborhoods that blend a rich history and substantially spacious area for new houses, West Linn offers about 11 neighborhoods with about 6,000 residents and 12 city blocks. It has additional 28 houses sprawled across the city, which have been designated as historic landmark structures. Newer houses are built around the hilly part of town overlooking Interstate 205. Such hilly homes comprise formal dining rooms, 3-car garages, large kitchens and formal dining rooms, and along with captivating views. If the mid-400’s and up are in your budget, West Linn is a great place to call home.
West Linn Home Inspector Services
Octopus Home Inspections brings you the wonderful opportunity to get a detailed and unbiased report on your West Linn home. We analyze your house, from the roof to the structural foundation and point out the good, bad and the ugly. We’ll present a detailed report on the present condition of the house in terms of the foundation, crawl space, attic, windows and door operations, gutters, siding, electrical panel, lights and circuit, mechanicals, chimney, roof, and even the interior surfaces. We’ll provide step by step guidance and comprehensive report covering everything we find, which will help you in your purchasing negotiations or maintenance decisions.
