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Oregon Shores is a tiny town of 428 people in Klamath County, Oregon. It's about 49 miles from Medford, OR and 210 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 119 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $991 a month.
428people
$280kTypical home
$991/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
119"Snow
256Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 428
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 388 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Portland, OR
- 49 mi to Medford, OR
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,768/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 119" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,120 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to MFR airport
- 213 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,315 ft
- 123 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Klamath County: R+42 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
- 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.