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Country around Crescent is a rural area of about 639 people in Klamath County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from Bend, OR and 151 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 178 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $991 a month.
639people
$238kTypical home
$991/moRent
76° / 36°Summer / winter
178"Snow
242Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 639 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Portland, OR
- 54 mi to Bend, OR
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,499/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 178" of snow a year
- 41 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 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 62
- 14% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to RDM airport
- 153 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,846 ft
- 109 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 60 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 52 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.