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Jeffers Gardens is a tiny town of 235 people in Clatsop County, Oregon. It's about 42 miles from Longview, WA and 72 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $1k a month.
235people
$347kTypical home
$1,180/moRent
69° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
169Sunny days
196Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 235
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 416 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Portland, OR
- 42 mi to Longview, WA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,189/mo)
- Median rent $1,180/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 196 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,898 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to PDX airport
- 72 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clatsop County: D+11 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.