Living in Country around Blachly, OR
Country around Blachly is a rural area of about 744 people in Lane County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Eugene, OR and 102 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $357k and rent runs about $1k a month.
744people
$357kTypical home
$1,047/moRent
79° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
191Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 744 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Portland, OR
- 24 mi to Eugene, OR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $357k (≈$2,254/mo)
- Median rent $1,047/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 3" 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 (274 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to EUG airport
- 106 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 814 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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