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Country around Tidewater is a rural area of about 816 people in Lincoln County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Corvallis, OR and 101 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 45°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $429k and rent runs about $755 a month.
816people
$429kTypical home
$755/moRent
70° / 45°Summer / winter
1"Snow
191Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 816 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Portland, OR
- 32 mi to Corvallis, OR
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $429k (≈$2,708/mo)
- Median rent $755/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 191 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 174 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,179 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 69
- 7% of households have kids
- 57% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to EUG airport
- 105 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 702 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: D+18 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk