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Winchester Bay is a tiny town of 191 people in Douglas County, Oregon. It's about 60 miles from Eugene, OR and 150 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
191people
$310kTypical home
$1,055/moRent
68° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
146Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 191
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 72 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Portland, OR
- 60 mi to Eugene, OR
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,957/mo)
- Median rent $1,055/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 146 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 219 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,623 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to OTH airport
- 154 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 351 ft
- Right on the coast
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 50 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
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.