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Jasper is a tiny town of 493 people in Lane County, Oregon. It's about 11 miles from Eugene, OR and 108 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $340k and rent runs about $1k a month.
493people
$340kTypical home
$1,355/moRent
82° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
205Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 493
- Part of a metro area
- About 185 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Portland, OR
- 11 mi to Eugene, OR
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $340k (≈$2,147/mo)
- Median rent $1,355/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 15% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to EUG airport
- 112 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 535 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 291 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 136 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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
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.