Hot-summer Mediterranean
Myrtle Creek, Oregon
Douglas County, Oregon · Population 3.5k · 686 ft elevation
Living in Myrtle Creek
Myrtle Creek has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Myrtle Creek is an outdoor hub: about 43% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,000 ft around town.
Myrtle Creek at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 686 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,667 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $228k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $899/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.972th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 257 per 100k65th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,628 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 26%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 43%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,018 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 37°F | 4.7″ | 0.5″ | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 57°F | 37°F | 3.4″ | 0.7″ | 135 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 39°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 173 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 41°F | 2.5″ | — | 212 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 47°F | 1.9″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 51°F | 1.0″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 54°F | 0.3″ | — | 355 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 49°F | 0.7″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 43°F | 2.3″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 41°F | 4.6″ | — | 122 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 37°F | 6.2″ | 0.6″ | 101 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