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Country around Sixes is a rural area of about 338 people in Curry County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 61 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 205 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 64°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $1k a month.
338people
$299kTypical home
$1,241/moRent
64° / 49°Summer / winter
0"Snow
206Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 338 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Portland, OR
- 61 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,887/mo)
- Median rent $1,241/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 64°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 154 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 57
- 23% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to OTH airport
- 210 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,572 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 62 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.