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Prospect is a tiny town of 723 people in Jackson County, Oregon. It's about 35 miles from Medford, OR and 192 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $326k and rent runs about $843 a month.
723people
$326kTypical home
$843/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
28"Snow
234Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 723
- Part of a metro area
- About 207 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Portland, OR
- 35 mi to Medford, OR
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $326k (≈$2,058/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,081 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 26% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MFR airport
- 196 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,635 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.