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Cascadia is a tiny town of 136 people in Linn County, Oregon. It's about 33 miles from Albany, OR and 79 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 45°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $606k and rent runs about $1k a month.
136people
$606kTypical home
$1,320/moRent
79° / 45°Summer / winter
1"Snow
190Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 136
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 27 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Portland, OR
- 33 mi to Albany, OR
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $606k (≈$3,823/mo)
- Median rent $1,320/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,306 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to EUG airport
- 83 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 863 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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
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.