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Summit is a tiny town of 134 people in Benton County, Oregon. It's about 15 miles from Corvallis, OR and 77 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $513k and rent runs about $1k a month.
134people
$513kTypical home
$1,410/moRent
80° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
191Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 134
- Part of a metro area
- About 420 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Portland, OR
- 15 mi to Corvallis, OR
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $513k (≈$3,235/mo)
- Median rent $1,410/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 6" 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 (152 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,546 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SLE airport
- 81 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 712 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 164 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
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.