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Central Point is a small city of 19,216 people in Jackson County, Oregon. It's about 4 miles from Medford, OR and 219 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,216people
$389kTypical home
$1,364/moRent
92° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
234Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,216
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,760 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Portland, OR
- 4 mi to Medford, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $389k (≈$2,454/mo)
- Median rent $1,364/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k)
- Low property crime (954 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MFR airport
- 222 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,276 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 270 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 114 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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