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Elkton is a tiny town of 150 people in Douglas County, Oregon. It's about 37 miles from Eugene, OR and 139 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $890 a month.
150people
$283kTypical home
$890/moRent
86° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
203Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 150
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 647 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Portland, OR
- 37 mi to Eugene, OR
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,786/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,623 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to OTH airport
- 143 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 102 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+38 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.