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Newport is a big small town of 10,583 people in Lincoln County, Oregon. It's about 38 miles from Corvallis, OR and 93 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 64°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $441k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,583people
$441kTypical home
$1,241/moRent
64° / 51°Summer / winter
0"Snow
130Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,583
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,061 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Portland, OR
- 38 mi to Corvallis, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $441k (≈$2,783/mo)
- Median rent $1,241/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 64°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 171 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 (284 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,140 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to EUG airport
- 97 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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