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Silver Lake is a tiny town of 206 people in Lake County, Oregon. It's about 66 miles from Bend, OR and 184 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $878 a month.
206people
$220kTypical home
$878/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
242Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 206
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 139 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Portland, OR
- 66 mi to Bend, OR
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,384/mo)
- Median rent $878/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 40
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to RDM airport
- 187 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,347 ft
- 156 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 96 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 60 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+65 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low 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.