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Winston is a big small town of 5,690 people in Douglas County, Oregon. It's about 48 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 171 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $980 a month.
5,690people
$244kTypical home
$980/moRent
87° / 50°Summer / winter
0"Snow
203Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,690
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,061 people per sq mi
- 171 mi to Portland, OR
- 48 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,539/mo)
- Median rent $980/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (157 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,862 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to OTH airport
- 175 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 515 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+38 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk