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Metolius is a small town of 1,137 people in Jefferson County, Oregon. It's about 37 miles from Bend, OR and 97 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $252k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,137people
$252kTypical home
$1,121/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
15"Snow
223Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,137
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,379 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Portland, OR
- 37 mi to Bend, OR
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $252k (≈$1,587/mo)
- Median rent $1,121/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to RDM airport
- 98 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,539 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+30 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk