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Shady Cove is a small town of 3,076 people in Jackson County, Oregon. It's about 19 miles from Medford, OR and 203 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $368k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,076people
$368kTypical home
$1,110/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
5"Snow
234Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,076
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,581 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Portland, OR
- 19 mi to Medford, OR
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $368k (≈$2,320/mo)
- Median rent $1,110/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 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 57
- 28% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MFR airport
- 206 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,375 ft
- 80 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.