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Cheshire is a tiny town of 296 people in Lane County, Oregon. It's about 12 miles from Eugene, OR and 98 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $1k a month.
296people
$431kTypical home
$1,355/moRent
84° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
191Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 296
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 630 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Portland, OR
- 12 mi to Eugene, OR
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,715/mo)
- Median rent $1,355/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 191 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 174 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" 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
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 66
- 18% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to EUG airport
- 102 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 322 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 299 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 142 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lane County: D+23 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.