RIVER CITY REALTY
211 E. Main Street       Rogue River, OR 97537
Office: 541-582-0571
Fax: 541-582-4240

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Climate, population, statistical data.

Location

Located on I-5, Ashland, Medford and Grants Pass are the major towns in the area. The area is midway between Portland, 273 miles north, and San Francisco 373 miles south. Medford is just 27 miles north of the California border and 2 hours to the Pacific ocean.  

Elevation, Climate

Elevation of Ashland is 2,000 feet
Elevation of Medford is 1,382 feet
Elevation of Grants Pass is 950 feet
Climate is very mild, without the heavy rainfall of northern Oregon: average in   Jackson and Josephine Counties is 19-29".
Summer median temperature is 94 degrees
Winter median temperature is 36 degrees
Humidity is low.

Populations (approximate and rounded up from 1990 census)

Ashland population is 17,000 in the city and 24,000 in the district
Central Point population is 10,000
Gold Hill population is 1,000
Grants Pass population is 18,000 in the city and 44,458 in the district
Jacksonville population is 2,000
Medford population is 47,000 within the city, 90,000 in the district
Phoenix population is 3,500
Rogue River population is 2,000
Talent population is 3,500
White City population is 6,000  

Average Homes Prices

Jackson County average is $137,250
East Medford average is $151,800
West Medford average is $96,500
Grants Pass average is $175,000  

Taxes

There is no sales tax in Oregon.
Property tax is $14.45 per thousand of assessed value (as compared to $12.5 in Santa Clara County, CA)
Income tax is 5%, 7% or 9%, depending on level of income
Total tax burden puts Oregon 13th of 50 states  

Medical

There are five excellent, well-equipped hospitals in the Rogue Valley with over 300 physicians. Patients are air-lifted to Medford's hospitals from all over southern Oregon and northern California.  

Higher Education

Southern Oregon University in Ashland has approximately 4,500 students. It offers undergrad and graduate programs.
Rogue Community College has many locations and offers lower-division courses and vocational training.  

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