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Talent is a big small town of 6,254 people in Jackson County, Oregon. It's about 8 miles from Medford, OR and 228 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $405k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,254people
$405kTypical home
$1,579/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
234Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,254
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,685 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Portland, OR
- 8 mi to Medford, OR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $405k (≈$2,556/mo)
- Median rent $1,579/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (412 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,392 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MFR airport
- 232 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,637 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 194 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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