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Eugene is a mid-size city of 179,591 people in Lane County, Oregon. It's part of the Eugene, OR area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $460k and rent runs about $1k a month.
179,591people
$460kTypical home
$1,402/moRent
84° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
191Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 179,591
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,037 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Portland, OR
- In the Eugene, OR area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $460k (≈$2,903/mo)
- Median rent $1,402/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (344 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,763 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to EUG airport
- 109 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 291 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 139 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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