Trail, Oregon

Community in Jackson County · population 768 (2020 Census)

Household income: $23,427
Jan low / Jul high: 31° / 90°
Snow a year: 1 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 0
Median age: 57.1

Trail is a community of 768 people in Jackson County, Oregon. It ranks quieter than 87% of Oregon towns, better for a vacation home than 84% of Oregon towns, better for retirees than 77% of Oregon towns.

How Trail ranks

Percentile among Oregon towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Oregon towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

83.7% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Oregon towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Trail	Typical Oregon town
Median home value	—	$394,200
Median rent	—	$1,312
Median household income	$23,427	$76,221
Home value ÷ income	—×	5.1×
Homeownership	83.7%	71.1%
Median year built	1977	1981
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Trail

People	Trail	Typical Oregon town
Median age	57.1	41.7
Age 65 and over	19.8%	20.1%
Under 18	9.8%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	23.2%
Below the poverty line	44.2%	10.8%
Veterans	0.0%	—
Born outside the U.S.	1.0%	—
Work from home	20.1%	12.2%
Average commute	— min	23.2 min
Homes with broadband	45.5%	92.4%

Weather in Trail

July highs average 90.4°F and January lows 30.9°F. About 33.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 1.3 inches of snow (typical Oregon town: 3.1 in). Expect about 57 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 109 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Lost Creek Dam station (7.0 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

NOAA's Storm Events Database has no tornado within 10 miles of Trail since 1950.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 3 times; the largest was 1.25 inches on August 1, 2009.

Severe weather in Jackson County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Jackson County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 14 deaths recorded.

Jackson County has been included in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, drought.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
August 14, 2026	Fire	FM-5670: Fielder Mountain Fire
June 18, 2025	Fire	FM-5590: Upper Applegate Road Fire
September 15, 2020	Fire	DR-4562: Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds
September 10, 2020	Fire	EM-3542: Wildfires
September 9, 2020	Fire	FM-5364: Almeda Glendower Fire

Jobs and pay in Jackson County

Jackson County had 91,184 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $57,862 a year. Unemployment was 4.3% in 2023; in Trail itself the ACS puts it at 6.3%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Trail

Shady Cove, OR
4.2 mi · 3,081 people · home $367,900
Eagle Point, OR
13.7 mi · 9,686 people · home $408,700
White City, OR
16.3 mi · 9,090 people · home $302,400
Wimer, OR
18.7 mi · 690 people · home $329,100
Gold Hill, OR
20.1 mi · 1,335 people · home $340,500
Central Point, OR
20.6 mi · 18,997 people · home $389,100
Medford, OR
22.9 mi · 85,824 people · home $417,100
Rogue River, OR
24.1 mi · 2,407 people · home $310,200

Trail questions

Is Trail, Oregon a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Trail scores better for retirees than 77% of Oregon towns and quieter than 87%. 19.8% of residents are 65 or older (median age 57.1).

What is the weather like in Trail?

July highs average 90.4°F and January lows 30.9°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 33.1 inches of precipitation a year and 1.3 inches of snow.

Does Trail get tornadoes?

No tornado has been recorded within 10 miles of Trail in NOAA's Storm Events Database since 1950.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Trail's Census boundary (GEOID 4174400). Comparisons use the median of Oregon towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.