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Florence is a big small town of 9,482 people in Lane County, Oregon. It's about 49 miles from Eugene, OR and 128 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $358k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,482people
$358kTypical home
$1,259/moRent
68° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
146Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,482
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,711 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Portland, OR
- 49 mi to Eugene, OR
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $358k (≈$2,259/mo)
- Median rent $1,259/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 146 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 219 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 179 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,929 per 100k)
People
- Median age 61
- 15% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to OTH airport
- 133 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 66 ft
- Right on the coast
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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