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About Medford
City and county seat in Oregon, United StatesMedford is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oregon, in the United States. As of the 2020 United States census the city had a total population of 85,824, making it the eighth-most populous city in Oregon, and a metropolitan area population of 223,259, making the Medford Metropolitan Statistical Area the fifth largest metro area in Oregon. The city was named in 1883 by David Loring, civil engineer and right-of-way agent for the Oregon and California Railroad, after Medford, Massachusetts, which was near Loring's hometown of Concord, Massachusetts. Medford is near the middle fork of Bear Creek.
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Housing in Medford
The typical Medford home is worth about $408,000, up 1.1% in a year, 18% below the Oregon typical home.
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Safety in Medford
Safety Grade D
Medford reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less.
Schools in Medford
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The public schools Medford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OR. Ratings are from neighbors.
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