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Redwood is a small town of 3,721 people in Josephine County, Oregon. It's about 3 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 218 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $398k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,721people
$398kTypical home
$1,165/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
1"Snow
230Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,721
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,077 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Portland, OR
- 3 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $398k (≈$2,509/mo)
- Median rent $1,165/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 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 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MFR airport
- 222 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 929 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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