Living in Country around Vida, OR
Country around Vida is a rural area of about 604 people in Lane County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Eugene, OR and 98 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $451k and rent runs about $1k a month.
604people
$451kTypical home
$1,355/moRent
84° / 44°Summer / winter
14"Snow
190Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 604 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Portland, OR
- 35 mi to Eugene, OR
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $451k (≈$2,845/mo)
- Median rent $1,355/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 66
- 12% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to EUG airport
- 101 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,211 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lane County: D+23 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.