Living in Eagle Point, OR
Eagle Point is a big small town of 9,839 people in Jackson County, Oregon. It's about 9 miles from Medford, OR and 212 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $409k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,839people
$409kTypical home
$1,307/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
234Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,839
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,315 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Portland, OR
- 9 mi to Medford, OR
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $409k (≈$2,577/mo)
- Median rent $1,307/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,104 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MFR airport
- 216 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,355 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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