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Green is a big small town of 7,541 people in Douglas County, Oregon. It's about 50 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 169 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,541people
$266kTypical home
$1,216/moRent
87° / 50°Summer / winter
0"Snow
203Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,541
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,656 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Portland, OR
- 50 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,674/mo)
- Median rent $1,216/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 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 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to OTH airport
- 173 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 502 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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