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O'Brien is a tiny town of 379 people in Josephine County, Oregon. It's about 31 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 245 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $1k a month.
379people
$286kTypical home
$1,194/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
230Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 379
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 73 people per sq mi
- 245 mi to Portland, OR
- 31 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,806/mo)
- Median rent $1,194/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 17 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 67
- 16% of households have kids
- 47% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CEC airport
- 249 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,483 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 52 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
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.