Jeffers GardensOR
235 people call this town in Oregon home.
Is Jeffers Gardens a good place to live?
43% of residents live below the poverty line in Jeffers Gardens, where Oregon’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 8 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a lower July high than Jeffers Gardens. Jeffers Gardens’ trail network density is 1.7 miles per square mile, above both Oregon’s towns (0.8) and U.S. towns (0.4). Jeffers Gardens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Jeffers Gardens lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 58% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jeffers Gardens.
Jeffers Gardens stands out in Oregon and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
58% of Jeffers Gardens’s expected losses from natural hazards come from coastal flooding, followed by tsunamis at 18%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Jeffers Gardens’ workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Only 2% of working residents stay in Jeffers Gardens for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Astoria (22%), Warrenton (16%) and Portland (12%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Jeffers Gardens, expect mild winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 68°, January nights drop to 37° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults binge drink in Jeffers Gardens than in most of Oregon or the rest of the country
Nearly a third of adults have high blood pressure in Jeffers Gardens. The share of adults in Jeffers Gardens who had a checkup this year: 71%.
| Jeffers Gardens | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 25% |
| What stands out | Jeffers Gardens | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.6% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Jeffers Gardens sells for about $330K
Jeffers Gardens: 68% of households are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Jeffers Gardens
Fort Clatsop and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jeffers Gardens. Close and well known come first.
2 mi LandmarkFort Clatsop
6 mi LandmarkFort Stevens
3 mi LandmarkAstoria Column
17 mi LighthouseTillamook Rock Light
in town National Historical ParkLewis and Clark National Historical Park244K visitors a year
14 mi State parkCape Disappointment State ParkPhoto credits
Fort Clatsop: Glenn Scofield Williams from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Stevens: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, Attribution · Astoria Column: The original uploader was Decumanus at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tillamook Rock Light: Jwyoung, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Cape Disappointment State Park: Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Jeffers Gardens: who provides what
Jeffers Gardens is unincorporated, so Clatsop County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
235 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jeffers Gardens
About 10 of every 100 Jeffers Gardens residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
About Jeffers Gardens
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Jeffers Garden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Its population was 368 as of the 2010 census. Astoria Marine Construction Company a site on the National Register of Historic Places in Clatsop County, Oregon is in Jeffers Garden on the Lewis and Clark River and the Jeffers Slough. Due to its historical importance the site is on the National Register of Historic Places in Clatsop County, Oregon.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Area code
- 503, 971
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