Hot-summer Mediterranean

Eagle Point, Oregon

Jackson County, Oregon · Population 9.8k · 1,299 ft elevation

Living in Eagle Point

Eagle Point has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).

Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Eagle Point is an outdoor hub: about 52% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,100 ft around town.

Eagle Point at a glance

Population
9.8k
Elevation
1,299 ft
Average daily high
68°F58th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
18″12th percentile
Annual snowfall
3″34th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,023 hrs69th percentile
Median AQI
4356th percentile
Median home value
$393k72th percentile
Median rent
$1,371/mo61th percentile
Median household income
$89k65th percentile
Property tax rate
0.79%35th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
0.0%
Unemployment rate
13.9%
Homes with broadband
91%49th percentile
Walkability index
10.570th percentile
Average commute
22 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
27%19th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
50%
Violent crime rate
173 per 100k50th percentile
Property crime rate
915 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9357th percentile
Outdoor access
9796th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
23%
Public land within 30 miles
52%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
4,101 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Eagle Point, Oregon
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan48°F33°F2.7″1.0″140 hrs
Feb54°F34°F2.0″1.2″155 hrs
Mar59°F37°F1.8″0.2″193 hrs
Apr65°F41°F1.5″—235 hrs
May74°F47°F1.3″—309 hrs
Jun82°F52°F0.7″—365 hrs
Jul92°F59°F0.2″—424 hrs
Aug91°F58°F0.3″—386 hrs
Sep84°F51°F0.5″—311 hrs
Oct70°F42°F1.2″—241 hrs
Nov54°F36°F2.6″0.1″149 hrs
Dec46°F33°F3.5″0.9″117 hrs

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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology