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Ashland is a small city of 21,259 people in Jackson County, Oregon. It's about 13 miles from Medford, OR and 231 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $584k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,259people
$584kTypical home
$1,387/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
1"Snow
234Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,259
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,204 people per sq mi
- 231 mi to Portland, OR
- 13 mi to Medford, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $584k (≈$3,681/mo)
- Median rent $1,387/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (246 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,413 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 15% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MFR airport
- 235 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,906 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 191 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Jackson County: R+6 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk