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Country around Alsea is a rural area of about 1,470 people in Benton County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Corvallis, OR and 96 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $397k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,470people
$397kTypical home
$1,193/moRent
75° / 44°Summer / winter
2"Snow
191Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,470 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Portland, OR
- 24 mi to Corvallis, OR
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $397k (≈$2,506/mo)
- Median rent $1,193/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 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 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to EUG airport
- 100 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 879 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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