79 years in pictures
Census counts: 589 in 1980, 994 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1883 and 5 maps from 1913 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1947Adair Village is settled
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The town was settled in 1947 and has 1,010 residents today.
The best of Adair Village’s subject grades are an A for health and walkability and an A− for incomes; the weakest is a D for cost of living. 56% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Adair Village, where Oregon’s towns sit at 27% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 5 of Oregon’s 228 towns score higher on health. 33% of the land in Adair Village is conserved, above both the Oregon town median (4.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Adair Village has 4 places on the National Register. Adair Village has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Adair Village beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Adair Village | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.2% | 12.5% |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Adair Village is from typical.
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Census counts: 589 in 1980, 994 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1883 and 5 maps from 1913 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Adair Village, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Adair Village.
Only 2 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Adair Village. 25% of adults sleep under 7 hours here. Of 26 CDC measures, Adair Village beats the Oregon average on 17 and trails it on 2.
| Adair Village | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 33% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 21% | 25% |
| What stands out | Adair Village | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.2% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.3% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiam Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 778 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
1.6 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Since 2013, Adair Village has added 41 jobs, to 101 in 2023. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally. Only 7 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Adair Village. The town’s median household income stands at $99,000.
| Adair Village | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On expected storm and flood damage, Adair Village sits above 72% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 53% come from inland flooding and 35% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 35°; snowfall runs to about 3 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of households in Adair Village who live in a home they own: 76%. The town’s typical rent is $1,836 a month. Also worth knowing: over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 1.3% in value.
| Adair Village | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,836 a month | $1,414 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Adair Village. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Stadium & arenaReser Stadium
15 mi Theme parkEnchanted Forest
37 mi MuseumEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum
32 mi State parkSilver Falls State Park
in town GardenPeavy Arboretum
29 mi MuseumOregon Electric Railway MuseumReser Stadium: Zapper258, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enchanted Forest: Trashbag (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum: Notkeel at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Silver Falls State Park: Kelvin Kay -- Kkmd at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Peavy Arboretum: M.O. Stevens, Public domain · Oregon Electric Railway Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Adair Village
About 6 of every 100 Adair Village residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon.
Where Adair Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Oregon, United States
Adair Village is a city in Benton County, Oregon, United States. The population was 994 as of the 2020 U.S. census and estimated to be 1,018 as of 2023.
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Yes. That is 5.6 years of the area's median household income ($77,702 across the Corvallis, OR metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.