Living in Country around Fall Creek, OR
Country around Fall Creek is a rural area of about 1,311 people in Lane County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from Eugene, OR and 110 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $585k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,311people
$585kTypical home
$2,257/moRent
77° / 44°Summer / winter
1"Snow
205Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,311 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Portland, OR
- 23 mi to Eugene, OR
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $585k (≈$3,688/mo)
- Median rent $2,257/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 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 47
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to EUG airport
- 114 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,670 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 237 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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