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Country around Prospect is a rural area of about 1,309 people in Jackson County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Medford, OR and 191 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $332k and rent runs about $867 a month.
1,309people
$332kTypical home
$867/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
31"Snow
234Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,309 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Portland, OR
- 36 mi to Medford, OR
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $332k (≈$2,095/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,081 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MFR airport
- 194 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,753 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+6 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk