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Gold Hill is a small town of 1,288 people in Jackson County, Oregon. It's about 12 miles from Medford, OR and 215 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,288people
$341kTypical home
$1,471/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
230Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,288
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,690 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Portland, OR
- 12 mi to Medford, OR
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,147/mo)
- Median rent $1,471/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,081 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MFR airport
- 219 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,362 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 215 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 98 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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