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Butte Falls is a tiny town of 364 people in Jackson County, Oregon. It's about 20 miles from Medford, OR and 207 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $903 a month.
364people
$254kTypical home
$903/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
234Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 364
- Part of a metro area
- About 850 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Portland, OR
- 20 mi to Medford, OR
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,600/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,081 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MFR airport
- 211 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,556 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
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