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Medford is a mid-size city of 86,315 people in Jackson County, Oregon. It's part of the Medford, OR area. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $417k and rent runs about $1k a month.
86,315people
$417kTypical home
$1,376/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
234Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 86,315
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,020 people per sq mi
- 221 mi to Portland, OR
- In the Medford, OR area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $417k (≈$2,630/mo)
- Median rent $1,376/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (400 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,643 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MFR airport
- 225 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,434 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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