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Country around Dorena is a rural area of about 890 people in Lane County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Eugene, OR and 132 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $1k a month.
890people
$350kTypical home
$1,023/moRent
68° / 34°Summer / winter
3"Snow
205Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 890 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Portland, OR
- 37 mi to Eugene, OR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,207/mo)
- Median rent $1,023/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to EUG airport
- 136 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,577 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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
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.