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Paisley is a tiny town of 249 people in Lake County, Oregon. It's about 102 miles from Bend, OR and 223 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $475 a month.
249people
$220kTypical home
$475/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
20"Snow
259Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 249
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 593 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Portland, OR
- 102 mi to Bend, OR
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,385/mo)
- Median rent $475/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 30
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 112 mi to RDM airport
- 224 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,374 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 116 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 36 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 70 mi to the nearest vet
- 69 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 70 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+65 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk