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A town of 799, settled in 1922. A typical home worth about $296K.

Photo: Roberto J. Galindo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
799
−9.2% since 2010
Typical home
$296K
+2.1% in a year
Household income
$50K
median
Median age
25.5
years
Jobs based here
118
A commuter town

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799 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Malin home is worth about $296K

The typical Malin home is worth about $296,000, up 2.1% in a year, 40% below the Oregon typical home.

$296KZillow home value

Typical home value

Malin$296K
Oregon$496K
+2.1%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in February
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Malin

Most working residents leave Malin for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Klamath Falls (21%), Altamont (7%) and Medford (3%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Malin2%
Klamath Falls21%
Altamont7%
Medford3%
Tulelake3%
23 mi
median commute distance
118
jobs based in Malin
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Malin has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–43°
Spring31–60°
Summer45–83°
Fall32–65°
Sep 14
typical first frost
Jun 6
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Malin’s public schools outperform 39% of Oregon districts

The public schools Malin’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
Malin Elementary SchoolK–6126B+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Health

How healthy Malin is

Malin beats the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

26 measures vs. Oregon
1 better10 too close to call15 worse
What stands outMalinOR
Fewer adults who have had cancer6.8%8.9%
More uninsured adults18.8%8.5%
Sky Lakes Medical Center
25.4 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 →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.

55risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
55Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Malin is conserved land

1.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Malin: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 319 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 2.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Malin Community Park—26
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Malin for work

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

21% → Klamath Falls Klamath Falls 21% 7% → Altamont Altamont 7% 3% → Medford Medford 3% 3% → Tulelake Tulelake 3% 3% → Merrill Merrill 3% 3% → Redmond Redmond 3% Malin · 2% stay
118jobs based in Malin
2%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Squatter camp before season opens. Malin, Klamath County, Oregon. General caption number 64
1939 · Squatter camp before season opens. Malin, Klamath County, Oregon. General caption number 64 · Library of Congress
Malin’s story

104 years in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Squatters camp in potato town. Malin, Klamath County, Oregon. General caption number 64Squatter camp entering potato town. Malin, Klamath County, Oregon. General caption number 64Squatter camp entering potato town. Malin, Klamath County, Oregon. General caption number 64
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About Malin

City in Oregon, United States

Malin is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Malin had a population of 731.

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

Established
1922
Population
731
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
4,055 ft
ZIP code
97632

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