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Lafayette is a small town of 4,490 people in Yamhill County, Oregon. It's about 23 miles from Salem, OR and 30 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $417k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,490people
$417kTypical home
$1,331/moRent
83° / 47°Summer / winter
6"Snow
176Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,490
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,849 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Portland, OR
- 23 mi to Salem, OR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $417k (≈$2,630/mo)
- Median rent $1,331/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (630 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 45% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SLE airport
- 34 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 210 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 905 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 153 bars within 25 mi
- 341 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yamhill County: R+6 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.