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Country around Shedd is a rural area of about 581 people in Linn County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 11 miles from Albany, OR and 77 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $547k and rent runs about $1k a month.
581people
$547kTypical home
$1,320/moRent
83° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
191Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 581 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Portland, OR
- 11 mi to Albany, OR
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $547k (≈$3,451/mo)
- Median rent $1,320/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 191 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 174 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 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 44
- 18% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to EUG airport
- 81 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 262 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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.