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Merrill is a tiny town of 819 people in Klamath County, Oregon. It's about 68 miles from Medford, OR and 239 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $678 a month.
819people
$205kTypical home
$678/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
30"Snow
256Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 819
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,710 people per sq mi
- 239 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 68 mi to Medford, OR
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,291/mo)
- Median rent $678/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 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 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to MFR airport
- 199 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,068 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 38 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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.