Living in Peoria, OR
Peoria is a tiny town of 130 people in Linn County, Oregon. It's about 9 miles from Corvallis, OR and 80 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $1k a month.
130people
$376kTypical home
$1,320/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
191Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 130
- Part of a metro area
- About 274 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Portland, OR
- 9 mi to Corvallis, OR
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,374/mo)
- Median rent $1,320/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 191 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 174 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,306 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to EUG airport
- 84 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 182 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Linn County: R+24 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
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.