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Country around Westlake is a rural area of about 491 people in Lane County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 46 miles from Eugene, OR and 131 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 47°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $492k and rent runs about $1k a month.
491people
$492kTypical home
$1,355/moRent
66° / 47°Summer / winter
1"Snow
146Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 491 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Portland, OR
- 46 mi to Eugene, OR
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $492k (≈$3,102/mo)
- Median rent $1,355/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 146 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 219 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 179 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 (274 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 21% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to OTH airport
- 136 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 656 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 48 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.