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Country around Elkton is a rural area of about 865 people in Douglas County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Eugene, OR and 139 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $412k and rent runs about $973 a month.
865people
$412kTypical home
$973/moRent
86° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
203Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 865 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Portland, OR
- 37 mi to Eugene, OR
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $412k (≈$2,595/mo)
- Median rent $973/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,623 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to OTH airport
- 143 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 112 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+38 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.