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Philomath is a big small town of 5,642 people in Benton County, Oregon. It's about 4 miles from Corvallis, OR and 77 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $421k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,642people
$421kTypical home
$1,477/moRent
83° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
191Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,642
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,734 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Portland, OR
- 4 mi to Corvallis, OR
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $421k (≈$2,657/mo)
- Median rent $1,477/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 4" 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 (127 per 100k)
- Low property crime (972 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to EUG airport
- 81 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 279 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: D+40 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
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk