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Crescent is a tiny town of 363 people in Klamath County, Oregon. It's about 46 miles from Bend, OR and 151 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 145 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $991 a month.
363people
$200kTypical home
$991/moRent
80° / 38°Summer / winter
145"Snow
242Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 363
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 311 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Portland, OR
- 46 mi to Bend, OR
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,264/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 145" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,120 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 15% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to RDM airport
- 154 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,465 ft
- 120 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 50 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Klamath County: R+42 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low 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.