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Myrtle Point is a small town of 2,684 people in Coos County, Oregon. It's about 60 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 186 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $822 a month.
2,684people
$253kTypical home
$822/moRent
73° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
146Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,684
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,670 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Portland, OR
- 60 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,595/mo)
- Median rent $822/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 146 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 219 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,671 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to OTH airport
- 190 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 180 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coos County: R+20 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk