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Living in Dillard, OR

Dillard is a tiny town of 500 people in Douglas County, Oregon. It's about 47 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 172 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.

500people
$310kTypical home
$1,055/moRent
87° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
203Sunny days
158Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 500
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 424 people per sq mi
  • 172 mi to Portland, OR
  • 47 mi to Grants Pass, OR
  • 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $310k (≈$1,957/mo)
  • Median rent $1,055/mo
  • Median household income $61k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 14.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 87°F
  • Winter highs around 51°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
  • 203 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
  • 162 cloudy days a year
  • 63 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 158 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 4 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
  • About average property crime (1,623 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 39
  • 33% of households have kids
  • 26% are 65 or older
  • 10% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 20 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 46 mi to OTH airport
  • 176 mi to PDX (major hub)
  • 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 67% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1972
  • 94% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 525 ft
  • 40 mi to the ocean
  • 81 mi to a big lake
  • 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 78 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 5 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 5 bars within 25 mi
  • 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 3 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 10 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 24% of Oregon districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 15 mi to the nearest vet
  • 2 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 7 congregations per 10k people
  • 13 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Douglas County: R+38 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
  • Low 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.

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