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Living in Harrisburg, OR

Harrisburg is a small town of 3,681 people in Linn County, Oregon. It's about 15 miles from Eugene, OR and 91 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $2k a month.

3,681people
$321kTypical home
$1,548/moRent
83° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
191Sunny days
146Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,681
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 2,551 people per sq mi
  • 91 mi to Portland, OR
  • 15 mi to Eugene, OR
  • 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $321k (≈$2,024/mo)
  • Median rent $1,548/mo
  • Median household income $74k
  • Property tax about 0.9% of value
  • 8.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 83°F
  • Winter highs around 48°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
  • 191 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
  • 174 cloudy days a year
  • 66 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 146 days a year with rain or snow
  • 3" of snow a year
  • 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 1 day a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,306 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 34
  • 40% of households have kids
  • 10% are 65 or older
  • 15% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 23 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 10 mi to EUG airport
  • 95 mi to PDX (major hub)
  • 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 71% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1980
  • 94% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 315 ft
  • 43 mi to the ocean
  • 128 mi to a big lake
  • 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 64 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 12 mi to the nearest campground
  • 12 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 320 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 60 bars within 25 mi
  • 153 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 18 museums within 25 mi
  • 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 8 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 39% of Oregon districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 4 mi to the nearest vet
  • 6 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 8 congregations per 10k people
  • 16 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Linn County: R+24 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

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