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Country around Walton is a rural area of about 460 people in Lane County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Eugene, OR and 116 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $418k and rent runs about $1k a month.
460people
$418kTypical home
$1,355/moRent
82° / 49°Summer / winter
0"Snow
191Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 460 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Portland, OR
- 24 mi to Eugene, OR
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $418k (≈$2,635/mo)
- Median rent $1,355/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day 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 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to EUG airport
- 120 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 387 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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
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.