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Country around Trail is a rural area of about 1,523 people in Jackson County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 31 miles from Medford, OR and 191 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $430k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,523people
$430kTypical home
$1,358/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
234Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,523 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Portland, OR
- 31 mi to Medford, OR
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $430k (≈$2,713/mo)
- Median rent $1,358/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops 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
- 28% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MFR airport
- 194 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,943 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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
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.