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Country around Port Orford is a rural area of about 1,811 people in Curry County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 209 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $837 a month.
1,811people
$342kTypical home
$837/moRent
67° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
206Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,811 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Portland, OR
- 56 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,157/mo)
- Median rent $837/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 67°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (70 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 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 (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (638 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 9% of households have kids
- 47% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to OTH airport
- 214 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 856 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Curry County: R+16 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk