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Lincoln City is a big small town of 9,968 people in Lincoln County, Oregon. It's about 45 miles from Corvallis, OR and 76 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $413k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,968people
$413kTypical home
$1,314/moRent
71° / 49°Summer / winter
0"Snow
130Sunny days
199Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,968
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,648 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Portland, OR
- 45 mi to Corvallis, OR
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $413k (≈$2,602/mo)
- Median rent $1,314/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 130 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 235 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 199 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (380 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,644 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to SLE airport
- 80 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 151 ft
- Right on the coast
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: D+18 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
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk