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Fair Oaks is a tiny town of 233 people in Douglas County, Oregon. It's about 45 miles from Eugene, OR and 150 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $379k and rent runs about $1k a month.
233people
$379kTypical home
$1,055/moRent
85° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
203Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 233
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 127 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Portland, OR
- 45 mi to Eugene, OR
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $379k (≈$2,389/mo)
- Median rent $1,055/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 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 66
- 22% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to EUG airport
- 154 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 614 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.