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Country around Yachats is a rural area of about 2,055 people in Lincoln County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Corvallis, OR and 110 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $512k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,055people
$512kTypical home
$1,076/moRent
63° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
130Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,055 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Portland, OR
- 41 mi to Corvallis, OR
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $512k (≈$3,226/mo)
- Median rent $1,076/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 130 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 235 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 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 62
- 16% of households have kids
- 43% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to EUG airport
- 114 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,063 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 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
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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