Glide Ranger Station · National Register of Historic Places
Glide’s story
136 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2012.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1890Glide is settled
GlideOR
A town of 1,823, settled in 1890.
Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,823
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$375K
−0.4% in a year
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
47.9
years
Jobs based here
714
Balanced
Is Glide a good place to live?
The best of Glide’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. 30% of residents are 65 or older in Glide, against 18% in Oregon’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 7 of Oregon’s 228 towns score higher on cost of living. Glide Ranger Station and China Ditch is on the National Register of Historic Places. Glide has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
WeakestDHazard risk
What makes Glide stand out
Where Glide beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
How Glide grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Glide is from typical.
Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listDOpen →Cost of livingB+Open →HealthMercy Medical Center 15.2 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income$74K median household incomeC+Open →SchoolsBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5 of 20; 2.9% of households have no car; 5.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
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.
ClimateCold winters, 86° summer afternoons, 12″ of snow–Open →Housing market$375K typical home, down 0.4% in a year–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 47.9; 23% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Glide: who provides what
Glide is unincorporated, so Douglas County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPacific Power15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGlide Water AssociationNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesDouglas CountyDouglas County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereDouglas County Clerk, Elections OfficeDouglas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes97443, 97447, 9747097443 66% · 97447 22% · 97470 12%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 Glide.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Glide
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.
88risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingAvalanchesEarthquakes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsB
Public schools in Glide beat 57% of Oregon districts
Its public schools are run by Glide SD 12. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
57%of OR districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glide Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 398 | B− |
| Glide High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 226 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
HealthC
Glide is less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns
Glide beats the Oregon average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Glide, where Oregon’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 35%. 15% of Glide adults have diabetes.
30%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Glide | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
26 measures vs. Oregon
3 better10 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Glide | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.6% | 71.4% |
| More adults getting a yearly checkup | 77.5% | 72.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.7% | 12.5% |
Mercy Medical Center
15.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade B+
The median rent in Glide is lower than in most of Oregon or the rest of the country
Glide’s median rent is $479 a month. The typical Glide home is worth about $375,000, about the same as a year ago, 24% below the Oregon typical home. 89% of households own their home in Glide.
$375KZillow home value
| Glide | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $479 a month | $1,414 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 89% | 65% | 73% |
Typical home value
Glide$375K
Oregon$493K
−0.4%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
In Glide, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Glide has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 35° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter35–49°
Spring40–63°
Summer52–82°
Fall43–66°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
A job hub: Glide has 1.3 jobs for every working resident and draws in 641 commuters
Most working residents leave Glide for work: only 14% work in town. The average trip to work in Glide is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Glide has added 70 jobs, to 714 in 2023.
14%work in town
| Glide | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Glide14%
Roseburg29%
Eugene4%
Medford3%
Portland3%
17 mi
median commute distance
714
jobs based in Glide
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
8.9%conserved
| Glide | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
8.9%
conserved · 576 of 6,462 acres
10 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Colliding Rivers Park | — | 12 |
| 2. Lone Rock Wayside | — | 6 |
| 3. Colliding Rivers County Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Glide
17pages on Glide
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Glide
About 3 of every 100 Glide residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
About Glide
Census-designated place in Oregon, United States
Glide is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Glide had a population of 1,805.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 10 sq mi
- Elevation
- 689 ft
- ZIP code
- 97443
- Area code
- 458, 541
Questions about Glide
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Glide, OR expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.