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Bunker HillOR

A town of 1,626.

Is Bunker Hill a good place to live?

Bunker Hill’s best subject grade is an A for walkability; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Bunker Hill’s average trip to work is 11 minutes, below both Oregon’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 10 of Oregon’s 228 towns score lower on hazard risk. The median household income is $60K, and 24% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 3 of Oregon’s 228 towns score lower on the outdoors. Bunker Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Bunker Hill stand out

Where Bunker Hill beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.

By the sea

Bunker Hill lives by the ocean

Coastal flooding makes up 16% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.

16%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
100thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
0thpercentile for hurricane risk

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap

How Bunker Hill grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Bunker Hill is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Aerial view - Bunker Hill area of Coos Bay with Isthmus Slough Bridge (2005)
Aerial view - Bunker Hill area of Coos Bay with Isthmus Slough Bridge (2005), 2005
Bunker Hill’s story

Bunker Hill in pictures

Census counts: 1,462 in 2000, 1,465 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1942 on.

Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Bunker Hill: who provides what

Bunker Hill is unincorporated, so Coos County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPacific Power15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCoos Bay North Bend Wtr Brd water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesCoos CountyCoos County provides services here
SchoolsCoos Bay School District 9Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Oregon you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCoos County Clerk, Elections OfficeCoos County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code9742097420 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Bunker Hill.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−

Compared with most of Oregon and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Bunker Hill is higher

Bunker Hill’s FEMA risk score is 95 of 100, against 64 of 100 in Oregon’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.

95risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
95Very high riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingCoastal flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

SchoolsC+

Bunker Hill’s schools rank behind 61% of Oregon districts

Its public schools are run by Coos Bay SD 9. Its one school is below.

39%of OR districts it outscoresC+School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Lighthouse Charter SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8Grades PK–8203B−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation

HealthC−

More of Bunker Hill’s adults smoke cigarettes than in the typical Oregon or U.S. town

18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Bunker Hill. Bunker Hill beats the Oregon average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 35% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Bunker Hill.

20%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Bunker HillOregon townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)18%15%14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)21%18%17%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%13%14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)26%20%19%
26 measures vs. Oregon
0 better12 too close to call14 worse
What stands outBunker HillOR
More smokers18.4%12%
More adults with COPD10.1%6.8%
More adults in fair or poor health26.1%19%
Bay Area Hospital
2.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

In Bunker Hill, expect mild winters and pleasant summers

Bunker Hill has mild winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Bunker Hill is 67°F.

68°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter39–54°
Spring43–58°
Summer51–66°
Fall46–62°
Dec 9
typical first frost
Feb 21
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
68°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D

About one in three of Bunker Hill’s working residents commute to Coos Bay

Most working residents leave Bunker Hill for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Bunker Hill grew to 442 in 2023, 105 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Coos Bay (35%), North Bend (14%) and Roseburg (5%).

3%work in town
Bunker HillOregon townsU.S. towns
Median household income$60,000$81,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town2.5%9.8%8%

Where working residents work

In Bunker Hill3%
Coos Bay35%
North Bend14%
Roseburg5%
Coquille3%
4 mi
median commute distance
442
jobs based in Bunker Hill
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
A
Walkability grade: more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HousingCost of living grade B−

A home in Bunker Hill sells for about $478K at the median

Bunker Hill’s median rent is $905 a month.

$478Kmedian sale price
Bunker HillOregon townsU.S. towns
Median rent$905 a month$1,414 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home59%65%73%
1
homes sold in April

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bunker Hill

16pages on Bunker Hill
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Bunker Hill

About Bunker Hill

Census-designated place in Coos County, Oregon, United States

Bunker Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coos County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bunker Hill had a population of 1,465.

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

Area
1.6 sq mi
Elevation
69 ft
Area code
458, 541

Bunker Hill’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Bunker Hill.

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How the neighbors grade
TownOR rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Bunker Hill——B−—C+C−
Coos Bay#137D−C−D−C+C

Bunker Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Bunker Hill reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Bunker Hill with a neighbor →

Questions about Bunker Hill

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Bunker Hill, OR expensive?

The typical home is worth about $228,000, 54% below the Oregon typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.