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Rogue River is a small town of 2,238 people in Jackson County, Oregon. It's about 8 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 216 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 $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,238people
$310kTypical home
$1,348/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
230Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,238
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,291 people per sq mi
- 216 mi to Portland, OR
- 8 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,956/mo)
- Median rent $1,348/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (585 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,469 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MFR airport
- 220 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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