Living in Country around Bonanza, OR
Country around Bonanza is a rural area of about 2,813 people in Klamath County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 79 miles from Medford, OR and 240 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $881 a month.
2,813people
$292kTypical home
$881/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
33"Snow
256Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,813 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Portland, OR
- 79 mi to Medford, OR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,843/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,120 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to MFR airport
- 203 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,301 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 42 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Klamath County: R+42 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk