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Glasgow is a tiny town of 697 people in Coos County, Oregon. It's about 69 miles from Eugene, OR and 164 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 64°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $434k and rent runs about $1k a month.
697people
$434kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
64° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
146Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 697
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 216 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Portland, OR
- 69 mi to Eugene, OR
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $434k (≈$2,736/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 64°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
- 159 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 (210 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,671 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 67
- 12% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to OTH airport
- 168 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- Right on the coast
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coos County: R+20 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate 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.