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Lacomb is a tiny town of 691 people in Linn County, Oregon. It's about 18 miles from Albany, OR and 66 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $1k a month.
691people
$376kTypical home
$1,145/moRent
81° / 46°Summer / winter
1"Snow
190Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 691
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 173 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Portland, OR
- 18 mi to Albany, OR
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,374/mo)
- Median rent $1,145/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 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 64
- 15% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SLE airport
- 70 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 682 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.