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Butte FallsOR

A town of 364, settled in 1911. A typical home worth about $290K.

Population
364
residents
Typical home
$290K
+2.1% in a year
Household income
$37K
median
Median age
54.7
years
Jobs based here
85
A commuter town

What makes Butte Falls stand out

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Small town

364 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 85° · L 52°

Upcoming events

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with wildfire at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.

97risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
97Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Butte Falls home is worth about $290K

The typical Butte Falls home is worth about $290,000, up 2.1% in a year, 41% below the Oregon typical home.

$290KZillow home value

Typical home value

Butte Falls$290K
Oregon$496K
+2.1%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Butte Falls

Most working residents leave Butte Falls for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Medford (25%), Prospect (7%) and Eagle Point (4%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Butte Falls6%
Medford25%
Prospect7%
Eagle Point4%
Central Point3%
20 mi
median commute distance
85
jobs based in Butte Falls
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, pleasant summers

Butte Falls has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter32–46°
Spring37–59°
Summer52–81°
Fall43–65°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Butte Falls is

Butte Falls beats the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

26 measures vs. Oregon
1 better14 too close to call11 worse
What stands outButte FallsOR
More adults getting a yearly checkup76.1%72.6%
More adults with COPD9.4%6.8%
Providence Medford Medical Center
20.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

The schools Butte Falls’s kids attend

Butte Falls SD 91 · 1 schools

SchoolGradesStudents
Butte Falls Charter SchoolK–12119
NCES · EDFactsAll 1 schools →
A commuter town

94% of working residents leave Butte Falls for work

Where Butte Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

25% → Medford Medford 25% 7% → Prospect Prospect 7% 4% → Eagle Point Eagle Point 4% 3% → Central Point Central Point 3% 3% → Grants Pass Grants Pass 3% 3% → Eugene Eugene 3% Butte Falls · 6% stay
85jobs based in Butte Falls
6%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

12 miles to our rest stop
2012 · 12 miles to our rest stop · Wikimedia Commons
Butte Falls’s story

115 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

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About Butte Falls

City in Oregon, United States

Official town website ↗

Butte Falls is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. The population was 423 at the 2010 census. As of July 1, 2018, the city's population was estimated to be 450.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1911
Population
443
Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
2,536 ft
ZIP code
97522
Area code
541

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