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Country around Silver Lake is a rural area of about 373 people in Lake County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 64 miles from Bend, OR and 184 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $878 a month.
373people
$220kTypical home
$878/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
242Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 373 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Portland, OR
- 64 mi to Bend, OR
- 64 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,384/mo)
- Median rent $878/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 58
- 18% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to RDM airport
- 186 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,318 ft
- 158 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 98 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 59 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 45 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.