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Country around Wolf Creek is a rural area of about 1,174 people in Josephine County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 17 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 202 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $868 a month.
1,174people
$322kTypical home
$868/moRent
82° / 48°Summer / winter
1"Snow
230Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,174 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 202 mi to Portland, OR
- 17 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,029/mo)
- Median rent $868/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 15% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MFR airport
- 206 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,402 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Josephine County: R+29 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.