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River Road is a big small town of 8,862 people in Lane County, Oregon. It's part of the Eugene, OR area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $398k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,862people
$398kTypical home
$1,633/moRent
84° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
191Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,862
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,904 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Portland, OR
- In the Eugene, OR area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $398k (≈$2,509/mo)
- Median rent $1,633/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 191 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 174 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to EUG airport
- 107 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 407 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 291 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 139 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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