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Santa Clara is a big small town of 10,551 people in Lane County, Oregon. It's about 4 miles from Eugene, OR and 101 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $415k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,551people
$415kTypical home
$1,706/moRent
84° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
191Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,551
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,260 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Portland, OR
- 4 mi to Eugene, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $415k (≈$2,618/mo)
- Median rent $1,706/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 156 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 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to EUG airport
- 105 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 387 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 273 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 135 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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