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Port Orford is a tiny town of 986 people in Curry County, Oregon. It's about 63 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 213 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $345k and rent runs about $1k a month.
986people
$345kTypical home
$1,090/moRent
68° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
206Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 986
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 628 people per sq mi
- 213 mi to Portland, OR
- 63 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $345k (≈$2,176/mo)
- Median rent $1,090/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 206 sunny days a year (70 totally clear)
- 159 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (638 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 13% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to OTH airport
- 218 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 49 ft
- Right on the coast
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 70 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Curry County: R+16 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate 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.