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Canyonville is a small town of 1,920 people in Douglas County, Oregon. It's about 34 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 183 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $959 a month.
1,920people
$230kTypical home
$959/moRent
88° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
230Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,920
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,811 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Portland, OR
- 34 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,447/mo)
- Median rent $959/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,623 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 21% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MFR airport
- 187 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 797 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+38 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk