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Country around Umpqua is a rural area of about 595 people in Douglas County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Eugene, OR and 157 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
595people
$310kTypical home
$1,055/moRent
85° / 49°Summer / winter
0"Snow
203Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 595 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Portland, OR
- 53 mi to Eugene, OR
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,957/mo)
- Median rent $1,055/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 149 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 66
- 17% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to OTH airport
- 161 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
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.