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Fort Klamath is a tiny town of 155 people in Klamath County, Oregon. It's about 51 miles from Medford, OR and 198 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $991 a month.
155people
$266kTypical home
$991/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
63"Snow
256Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 155
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 646 people per sq mi
- 198 mi to Portland, OR
- 51 mi to Medford, OR
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,677/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 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 67
- 20% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to MFR airport
- 201 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,180 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 50 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.