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Culver is a small town of 2,254 people in Jefferson County, Oregon. It's about 33 miles from Bend, OR and 99 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,254people
$333kTypical home
$1,340/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
223Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,254
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,243 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Portland, OR
- 33 mi to Bend, OR
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,097/mo)
- Median rent $1,340/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 35% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to RDM airport
- 100 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,638 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+30 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk