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Country around Marcola is a rural area of about 1,168 people in Lane County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 19 miles from Eugene, OR and 92 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $454k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,168people
$454kTypical home
$1,350/moRent
82° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
190Sunny days
180Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,168 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Portland, OR
- 19 mi to Eugene, OR
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $454k (≈$2,864/mo)
- Median rent $1,350/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 180 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 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 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to EUG airport
- 95 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 705 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 294 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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