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Country around Foster is a rural area of about 330 people in Linn County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Albany, OR and 78 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 45°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $586k and rent runs about $827 a month.
330people
$586kTypical home
$827/moRent
79° / 45°Summer / winter
0"Snow
190Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 330 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Portland, OR
- 30 mi to Albany, OR
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $586k (≈$3,693/mo)
- Median rent $827/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,306 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 68
- 20% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to EUG airport
- 81 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Linn County: R+24 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.