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Phoenix is a small town of 4,390 people in Jackson County, Oregon. It's about 5 miles from Medford, OR and 226 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $415k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,390people
$415kTypical home
$1,225/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
234Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,390
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,074 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Portland, OR
- 5 mi to Medford, OR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $415k (≈$2,619/mo)
- Median rent $1,225/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (292 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,163 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 19% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MFR airport
- 229 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,486 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+6 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk