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Camp Sherman is a tiny town of 298 people in Jefferson County, Oregon. It's about 32 miles from Bend, OR and 90 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $652k and rent runs about $2k a month.
298people
$652kTypical home
$2,136/moRent
82° / 40°Summer / winter
60"Snow
223Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 298
- Part of a metro area
- About 95 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Portland, OR
- 32 mi to Bend, OR
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $652k (≈$4,108/mo)
- Median rent $2,136/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 28% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to RDM airport
- 91 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,015 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+30 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk