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Oakridge is a small town of 3,184 people in Lane County, Oregon. It's about 39 miles from Eugene, OR and 124 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,184people
$240kTypical home
$1,017/moRent
80° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
205Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,184
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,473 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Portland, OR
- 39 mi to Eugene, OR
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,515/mo)
- Median rent $1,017/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,264 per 100k)
People
- Median age 60
- 16% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to EUG airport
- 128 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,204 ft
- 80 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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