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Albany is a mid-size city of 56,839 people in Linn County, Oregon. It's part of the Albany, OR area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $1k a month.
56,839people
$389kTypical home
$1,372/moRent
83° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
191Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 56,839
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,184 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Portland, OR
- In the Albany, OR area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $389k (≈$2,454/mo)
- Median rent $1,372/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 191 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 174 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,502 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SLE airport
- 71 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 220 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 342 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Linn County: R+24 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk