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Country around Myrtle Point is a rural area of about 5,164 people in Coos County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 185 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $896 a month.
5,164people
$276kTypical home
$896/moRent
74° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
146Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,164 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Portland, OR
- 55 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,742/mo)
- Median rent $896/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 146 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 219 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,671 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to OTH airport
- 189 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 400 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coos County: R+20 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk