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Country around Days Creek is a rural area of about 985 people in Douglas County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 179 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $836 a month.
985people
$342kTypical home
$836/moRent
84° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
230Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 985 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Portland, OR
- 40 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,155/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 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 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MFR airport
- 182 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,709 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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