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Country around Camas Valley is a rural area of about 981 people in Douglas County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 46 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 180 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $319k and rent runs about $1k a month.
981people
$319kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
83° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
203Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 981 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Portland, OR
- 46 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $319k (≈$2,010/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- 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 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to OTH airport
- 184 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,086 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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