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Country around Blue River is a rural area of about 818 people in Lane County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Bend, OR and 108 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $404k and rent runs about $1k a month.
818people
$404kTypical home
$1,355/moRent
76° / 34°Summer / winter
49"Snow
223Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 818 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Portland, OR
- 32 mi to Bend, OR
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $404k (≈$2,546/mo)
- Median rent $1,355/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 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 57
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to RDM airport
- 111 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,328 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 45 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.