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Country around Oakland is a rural area of about 4,044 people in Douglas County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Eugene, OR and 147 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 47°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $400k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,044people
$400kTypical home
$1,136/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
1"Snow
203Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,044 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Portland, OR
- 42 mi to Eugene, OR
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $400k (≈$2,525/mo)
- Median rent $1,136/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 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 56
- 21% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to OTH airport
- 151 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,132 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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