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Grants Pass is a small city of 39,311 people in Josephine County, Oregon. It's part of the Grants Pass, OR area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $383k and rent runs about $1k a month.
39,311people
$383kTypical home
$1,217/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
1"Snow
230Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,311
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,413 people per sq mi
- 217 mi to Portland, OR
- In the Grants Pass, OR area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $383k (≈$2,413/mo)
- Median rent $1,217/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (361 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,174 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MFR airport
- 221 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 932 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Josephine County: R+29 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk