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Sutherlin is a big small town of 8,599 people in Douglas County, Oregon. It's about 47 miles from Eugene, OR and 152 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,599people
$274kTypical home
$1,221/moRent
86° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
203Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,599
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,407 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Portland, OR
- 47 mi to Eugene, OR
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,725/mo)
- Median rent $1,221/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,766 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to OTH airport
- 156 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+38 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk