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Alpine is a tiny town of 240 people in Benton County, Oregon. It's about 17 miles from Corvallis, OR and 90 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $495k and rent runs about $1k a month.
240people
$495kTypical home
$1,410/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
191Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 240
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 279 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Portland, OR
- 17 mi to Corvallis, OR
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $495k (≈$3,124/mo)
- Median rent $1,410/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,546 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to EUG airport
- 95 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 318 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 264 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 135 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: D+40 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.