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Coos Bay is a small city of 15,925 people in Coos County, Oregon. It's about 73 miles from Eugene, OR and 168 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,925people
$307kTypical home
$1,034/moRent
66° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
146Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,925
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,498 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Portland, OR
- 73 mi to Eugene, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,935/mo)
- Median rent $1,034/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 146 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 219 cloudy days a year
- 68 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (480 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,607 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to OTH airport
- 172 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 190 ft
- Right on the coast
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coos County: R+20 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk