Hot-summer Mediterranean
Jacksonville, Oregon
Jackson County, Oregon · Population 3k · 1,572 ft elevation
Living in Jacksonville
Jacksonville has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 27″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% 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.
Jacksonville is an outdoor hub: about 51% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,200 ft around town.
Jacksonville at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 1,572 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 27″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,979 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $595k87th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,867/mo83th percentile
- Median household income
- $115k82th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.67%23th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 75 per 100k23th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 671 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 30%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 51%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,167 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 30°F | 4.4″ | 1.0″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 1.2″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 0.2″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 36°F | 2.1″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 42°F | 1.4″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 47°F | 0.7″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 52°F | 0.5″ | — | 420 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 51°F | 0.4″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 45°F | 0.6″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 38°F | 2.3″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 33°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 30°F | 5.1″ | 0.9″ | 115 hrs |
Near Jacksonville
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology