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Gardiner is a tiny town of 199 people in Douglas County, Oregon. It's about 54 miles from Eugene, OR and 144 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
199people
$310kTypical home
$1,055/moRent
68° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
146Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 199
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 345 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Portland, OR
- 54 mi to Eugene, OR
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,957/mo)
- Median rent $1,055/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,623 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 36% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to OTH airport
- 148 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 443 ft
- Right on the coast
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 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
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 49 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.