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Veneta is a big small town of 5,200 people in Lane County, Oregon. It's about 12 miles from Eugene, OR and 109 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $385k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,200people
$385kTypical home
$1,590/moRent
82° / 46°Summer / winter
1"Snow
191Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,200
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,023 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Portland, OR
- 12 mi to Eugene, OR
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $385k (≈$2,429/mo)
- Median rent $1,590/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" 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 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to EUG airport
- 113 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 420 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 266 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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