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Myrtle Creek is a small town of 3,500 people in Douglas County, Oregon. It's about 41 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 176 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,500people
$240kTypical home
$1,013/moRent
88° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
203Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,500
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,401 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Portland, OR
- 41 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,513/mo)
- Median rent $1,013/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,608 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to MFR airport
- 180 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 610 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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