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New Pine Creek is a tiny town of 125 people in Lake County, Oregon. It's about 132 miles from Medford, OR and 245 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $878 a month.
125people
$220kTypical home
$878/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
53"Snow
259Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 125
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 50 people per sq mi
- 245 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 132 mi to Medford, OR
- 74 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,384/mo)
- Median rent $878/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 55
- 36% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 134 mi to MFR airport
- 175 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,794 ft
- 197 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 130 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 76 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 60 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+65 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- 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.