Living in Neotsu, OR
Neotsu is a tiny town of 872 people in Lincoln County, Oregon. It's about 45 miles from Corvallis, OR and 75 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 41°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $591k and rent runs about $1k a month.
872people
$591kTypical home
$1,201/moRent
63° / 41°Summer / winter
0"Snow
191Sunny days
202Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 872
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 816 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Portland, OR
- 45 mi to Corvallis, OR
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $591k (≈$3,727/mo)
- Median rent $1,201/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 191 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 174 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 202 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
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,179 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to SLE airport
- 79 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,382 ft
- Right on the coast
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.