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North Bend is a big small town of 10,171 people in Coos County, Oregon. It's about 72 miles from Eugene, OR and 167 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $352k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,171people
$352kTypical home
$1,066/moRent
66° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
146Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,171
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,587 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Portland, OR
- 72 mi to Eugene, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $352k (≈$2,222/mo)
- Median rent $1,066/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 146 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 219 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,407 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to OTH airport
- 171 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coos County: R+20 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk