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Waldport is a small town of 2,177 people in Lincoln County, Oregon. It's about 40 miles from Corvallis, OR and 104 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $987 a month.
2,177people
$366kTypical home
$987/moRent
66° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
130Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,177
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 802 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Portland, OR
- 40 mi to Corvallis, OR
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,307/mo)
- Median rent $987/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 130 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 235 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,179 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 11% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to EUG airport
- 108 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 174 ft
- Right on the coast
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: D+18 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk