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Country around Beaver is a rural area of about 451 people in Tillamook County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Salem, OR and 53 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 64°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $438k and rent runs about $1k a month.
451people
$438kTypical home
$1,246/moRent
64° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 451 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Portland, OR
- 40 mi to Salem, OR
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $438k (≈$2,759/mo)
- Median rent $1,246/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 64°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 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
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (873 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 29% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SLE airport
- 57 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,431 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tillamook County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.