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Jacksonville is a small town of 2,991 people in Jackson County, Oregon. It's about 6 miles from Medford, OR and 223 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $649k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,991people
$649kTypical home
$1,487/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
234Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,991
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,581 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Portland, OR
- 6 mi to Medford, OR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $649k (≈$4,094/mo)
- Median rent $1,487/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 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 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to MFR airport
- 227 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,601 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 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
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.