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Country around Lakeview is a rural area of about 5,509 people in Lake County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 126 miles from Medford, OR and 250 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $990 a month.
5,509people
$221kTypical home
$990/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
55"Snow
259Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,509 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 250 mi to Portland, OR
- 126 mi to Medford, OR
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,394/mo)
- Median rent $990/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 127 mi to MFR airport
- 197 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,036 ft
- 196 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 101 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 56 mi to the nearest vet
- 70 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+65 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk