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Ruch is a small town of 1,151 people in Jackson County, Oregon. It's about 12 miles from Medford, OR and 229 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $401k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,151people
$401kTypical home
$1,907/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
230Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,151
- Part of a metro area
- About 171 people per sq mi
- 229 mi to Portland, OR
- 12 mi to Medford, OR
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $401k (≈$2,526/mo)
- Median rent $1,907/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 50
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to MFR airport
- 233 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,716 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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.