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Chiloquin, Oregon

ChiloquinOR

A town of 465, settled in 1926. A typical home worth about $295K.

Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0
Population
465
+4.5% since 2010
Typical home
$295K
+1.6% in a year
Household income
$34K
median
Median age
42.1
years
Jobs based here
74
A commuter town

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.

86risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
86Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingAvalanchesWildfire
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Chiloquin home is worth about $295K

The typical Chiloquin home is worth about $295,000, up 1.6% in a year, 41% below the Oregon typical home.

$295KZillow home value

Typical home value

Chiloquin$295K
Oregon$496K
+1.6%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in March
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Chiloquin

Most working residents leave Chiloquin for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Klamath Falls (15%), Altamont (7%) and Boise City (3%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Chiloquin2%
Klamath Falls15%
Altamont7%
Boise City3%
Medford2%
25 mi
median commute distance
74
jobs based in Chiloquin
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Chiloquin has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 61 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

61″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–41°
Spring30–57°
Summer43–81°
Fall31–62°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Chiloquin’s public schools outperform 39% of Oregon districts

The public schools Chiloquin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

C+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Chiloquin Elementary SchoolK–6227C+
Chiloquin High School7–12180C+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduationAll 2 schools →
Health

How healthy Chiloquin is

Chiloquin beats the Oregon average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

26 measures vs. Oregon
0 better11 too close to call15 worse
What stands outChiloquinOR
More older adults who have lost all their teeth23.6%12.5%
More smokers19.2%12%
More adults who have had a stroke5.2%3.3%
Sky Lakes Medical Center
22.7 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 →
Outdoors

0% of Chiloquin is conserved land

0.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 520 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Chiloquin City Park—3
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Chiloquin for work

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

15% → Klamath Falls Klamath Falls 15% 7% → Altamont Altamont 7% 3% → Boise City Boise City 3% 2% → Medford Medford 2% 2% → Wilsonville Wilsonville 2% 1% → Ashland Ashland 1% Chiloquin · 2% stay
74jobs based in Chiloquin
2%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Chiloquin

City in Oregon, United States

Official town website ↗

Chiloquin ( CHIL-ə-kwin) (Klamath: mbosaksawaas, "flint place" ) is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. Chiloquin was the pioneer version of a Klamath family name Chaloquin, which was the name of a Klamath chief who was alive at the time of the treaty of 1864. Southern Pacific records also show that a woman named Bessie Chiloquin deeded a right-of-way through the area to the railroad on February 14, 1914. As of the 2020 census, Chiloquin had a population of 767.

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

Established
1926
Population
767
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
4,199 ft
ZIP code
97624
Area code
541

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