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New Hope is a small town of 1,296 people in Josephine County, Oregon. It's about 5 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 222 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $438k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,296people
$438kTypical home
$1,194/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
230Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,296
- Part of a metro area
- About 339 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Portland, OR
- 5 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $438k (≈$2,761/mo)
- Median rent $1,194/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 25% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MFR airport
- 226 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,191 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Josephine County: R+29 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.