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Jefferson is a small town of 3,301 people in Marion County, Oregon. It's about 8 miles from Albany, OR and 59 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 $373k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,301people
$373kTypical home
$1,328/moRent
82° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
191Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,301
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,852 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Portland, OR
- 8 mi to Albany, OR
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $373k (≈$2,352/mo)
- Median rent $1,328/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,989 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SLE airport
- 63 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 249 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 423 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 162 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk