Living in Keno, OR
Keno is a small town of 1,651 people in Klamath County, Oregon. It's about 49 miles from Medford, OR and 238 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $340k and rent runs about $991 a month.
1,651people
$340kTypical home
$991/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
53"Snow
256Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,651
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 178 people per sq mi
- 238 mi to Portland, OR
- 49 mi to Medford, OR
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $340k (≈$2,142/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,120 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to MFR airport
- 214 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,114 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Klamath County: R+42 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.