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Scio is a tiny town of 930 people in Linn County, Oregon. It's about 13 miles from Albany, OR and 58 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $405k and rent runs about $1k a month.
930people
$405kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
190Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 930
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,109 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Portland, OR
- 13 mi to Albany, OR
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $405k (≈$2,553/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 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 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SLE airport
- 62 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 315 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 391 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 155 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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