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Marcola is a tiny town of 407 people in Lane County, Oregon. It's about 15 miles from Eugene, OR and 95 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $2k a month.
407people
$339kTypical home
$1,682/moRent
83° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
190Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 407
- Part of a metro area
- About 335 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Portland, OR
- 15 mi to Eugene, OR
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,136/mo)
- Median rent $1,682/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" 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 (274 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to EUG airport
- 99 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 294 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.