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Junction City is a big small town of 6,947 people in Lane County, Oregon. It's about 11 miles from Eugene, OR and 95 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $422k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,947people
$422kTypical home
$1,316/moRent
84° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
191Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,947
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,100 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Portland, OR
- 11 mi to Eugene, OR
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $422k (≈$2,661/mo)
- Median rent $1,316/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°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 (274 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to EUG airport
- 100 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 328 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 299 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 142 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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