Warm-summer Mediterranean
Oakridge, Oregon
Lane County, Oregon · Population 3.2k · 1,207 ft elevation
Living in Oakridge
Oakridge has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (5″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oakridge is an outdoor hub: about 75% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,800 ft around town.
Oakridge at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 1,207 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,779 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $232k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $924/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $35k2th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.88%43th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 26.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 95 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 859 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 10099th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 88%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 75%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,790 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 32°F | 6.2″ | 1.3″ | 128 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 32°F | 4.6″ | 1.3″ | 142 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 34°F | 5.0″ | 0.6″ | 172 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 4.3″ | 0.1″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 43°F | 3.2″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 47°F | 1.9″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 51°F | 0.5″ | — | 411 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 50°F | 0.6″ | — | 373 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 46°F | 1.6″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 40°F | 3.6″ | — | 213 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 35°F | 6.7″ | 0.3″ | 132 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 32°F | 7.5″ | 1.6″ | 110 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology