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Gilchrist is a tiny town of 291 people in Klamath County, Oregon. It's about 44 miles from Bend, OR and 150 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 139 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $353k and rent runs about $991 a month.
291people
$353kTypical home
$991/moRent
80° / 38°Summer / winter
139"Snow
242Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 291
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 766 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Portland, OR
- 44 mi to Bend, OR
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $353k (≈$2,223/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 139" of snow a year
- 35 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 30
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to RDM airport
- 152 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1940
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,462 ft
- 120 mi to the ocean
- 60 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)
- Grocery store in town
- 49 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 43 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.