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Yachats is a tiny town of 979 people in Lincoln County, Oregon. It's about 44 miles from Corvallis, OR and 110 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 64°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $558k and rent runs about $979 a month.
979people
$558kTypical home
$979/moRent
64° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
130Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 979
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,075 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Portland, OR
- 44 mi to Corvallis, OR
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $558k (≈$3,516/mo)
- Median rent $979/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 64°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 161 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 69
- 13% of households have kids
- 49% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to EUG airport
- 115 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 118 ft
- Right on the coast
- 158 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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