A town of 6,703, settled in 1951. Healthier than 60% of U.S. towns.
The 2 things Brookings does most differently from other towns.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Brookings. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 3 of Brookings’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Harbor (11%), Crescent City (6%) and Gold Beach (4%). Half commute less than 3 miles.
Brookings beats the Oregon average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Brookings | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 71.2% | 63.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.2% | 71.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 6.5% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities.
4.7 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harris Beach State Park | 1.4 mi | 96 |
| 2. Azalea Park | 0.5 mi | 34 |
| 3. Chetco Point Park | 0.5 mi | 9 |
Brookings has warm winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 69°, a January night drops to 42°, and snow is almost unheard of.
The public schools Brookings’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalmiopsis Elementary School | K–5 | 547 | D− |
| Azalea Middle School | 6–8 | 309 | D− |
| Brookings-Harbor High School | 9–12 | 422 | Not graded |
The typical Brookings home is worth about $480,000, down 0.6% in a year, close to the Oregon typical home.
Brookings reports less crime per resident than 51% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
City in Oregon, United States
Brookings is a city in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It was named after John E. Brookings, president of the Brookings Lumber & Box Company, who founded the city in 1908. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,744.
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