Warm-summer Mediterranean
Talent, Oregon
Jackson County, Oregon · Population 6.3k · 1,631 ft elevation
Living in Talent
Talent has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ 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.
Talent is an outdoor hub: about 53% 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.
Talent at a glance
- Population
- 6.3k
- Elevation
- 1,631 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,022 hrs69th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $366k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,441/mo65th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.89%44th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.481th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 444 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,237 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 32%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 53%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,232 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 30°F | 2.4″ | — | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 30°F | 2.0″ | 0.3″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 32°F | 2.0″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 36°F | 1.9″ | — | 235 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 42°F | 1.6″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 46°F | 0.8″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 51°F | 0.4″ | — | 424 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 50°F | 0.4″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 44°F | 0.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 36°F | 1.4″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 33°F | 2.6″ | — | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 30°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 117 hrs |
Near Talent
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology