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Melrose is a tiny town of 964 people in Douglas County, Oregon. It's about 57 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 163 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 $543k and rent runs about $1k a month.
964people
$543kTypical home
$1,055/moRent
87° / 50°Summer / winter
0"Snow
203Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 964
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 222 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Portland, OR
- 57 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $543k (≈$3,424/mo)
- Median rent $1,055/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 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 47
- 35% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to OTH airport
- 167 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 413 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 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
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.