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A town of 2,257, settled in 1853. 43% more nonprofits per person than the typical Oregon town.
Gold Beach’s best subject grades are an A− for walkability and an A for civic life and the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. 40% of working residents work locally in Gold Beach, where Oregon’s towns sit at 9.8% and U.S. towns at 8%. Only 9 of Oregon’s 228 towns score lower on hazard risk. The median household income is $56K, and 12% of residents live below the poverty line. Gold Beach’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, above both the Oregon town median (0.8) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Gold Beach has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Gold Beach Ranger Station. Gold Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Gold Beach beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Gold Beach is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 200 in 1890, a low of 112 in 1900, 2,341 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 2 maps from 1954 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gold Beach, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Gold Beach.
The FEMA risk score in Gold Beach is 96 of 100. Since 1996, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Gold Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Central Curry SD 1. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Creek Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 212 | D |
| Gold Beach Jr/Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 188 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
Gold Beach beats the Oregon average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Gold Beach.
| Gold Beach | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Gold Beach | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.2% | 71.4% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 86.6% | 84% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Gold Beach has warm winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. Gold Beach’s July high is 70°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 3 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a lower average trip to work than Gold Beach. Jobs based in Gold Beach grew to 1,088 in 2023, 105 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Brookings (13%), Medford (3%) and Coos Bay (3%).
| Gold Beach | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 13 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Gold Beach home is worth about $430,000, down 2.1% in a year, 13% below the Oregon typical home.
| Gold Beach | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $983 a month | $1,414 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 65% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Gold Beach; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Gold Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
2 places in Gold Beach on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Oregon, United States
Gold Beach (Tolowa: yan-shu’-chit, yan-shuu-chit’-dvn) is a city in and the county seat of Curry County, Oregon, United States, on the Oregon Coast. The population was 2,241 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Gold Beach.
| Town | OR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Beach | — | — | C+ | — | C | C |
| Wedderburn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gold Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Gold Beach reports no FBI crime data of its own. Wedderburn isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Gold Beach with a neighbor →
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43% more nonprofits per person than the typical Oregon town.
That is 6.9 years of the area's median household income ($62,244 across the Brookings, OR area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
