Living in Lebanon, OR
Lebanon is a small city of 19,344 people in Linn County, Oregon. It's about 11 miles from Albany, OR and 71 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,344people
$337kTypical home
$1,312/moRent
85° / 49°Summer / winter
0"Snow
190Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,344
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,699 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Portland, OR
- 11 mi to Albany, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,124/mo)
- Median rent $1,312/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (161 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (717 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% 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
- 27 mi to SLE airport
- 75 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 351 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 172 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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