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Glendale is a tiny town of 981 people in Douglas County, Oregon. It's about 22 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 197 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $1k a month.
981people
$217kTypical home
$1,075/moRent
86° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
230Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 981
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,503 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Portland, OR
- 22 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,367/mo)
- Median rent $1,075/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 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 32
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MFR airport
- 201 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,440 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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