Living in Country around Blodgett, OR
Country around Blodgett is a rural area of about 759 people in Lincoln County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 20 miles from Corvallis, OR and 79 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $1k a month.
759people
$349kTypical home
$1,201/moRent
78° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
191Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 759 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Portland, OR
- 20 mi to Corvallis, OR
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,203/mo)
- Median rent $1,201/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°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
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,179 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 34% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to SLE airport
- 84 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,063 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 180 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: D+18 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.