New HopeOR
A town of 1,296.
Is New Hope a good place to live?
New Hope’s weakest subject grade is a D for hazard risk. 42% of residents are 65 or older in New Hope, above both Oregon’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (18%). Only 2 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a higher median age than New Hope. The median household income is $65K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. New Hope has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,296 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How New Hope grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far New Hope is from typical.
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Moving to New Hope: who provides what
New Hope is unincorporated, so Josephine 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in New Hope.
On state tests, New Hope’s schools trail 78% of Oregon districts
Its two schools are below. Public schools: Three Rivers/Josephine County SD. 281 students attend New Hope’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrona Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 281 | C− |
| New Hope Christian Schools PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 298 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
Natural hazards: very high risk in New Hope, mostly inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, New Hope sits above just over four fifths of U.S. communities. 46% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 34%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of New Hope’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Grants Pass (43%), Medford (14%) and Portland (2%). Employers in New Hope added 68 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 170. The typical journey to work for New Hope comes to 22 minutes, near the Oregon town median (23 minutes) and below the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Half commute less than 6 miles.
| New Hope | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in New Hope
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 34° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, New Hope is less healthy than 59% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in New Hope who report frequent physical distress: 17%. The town does better than the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 10. Among adults in the town, 31% sleep under 7 hours and 14% have diabetes.
| New Hope | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | New Hope | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.5% | 71.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 4.5% of New Hope
1.3 miles of trail. New Hope’s concentration of trails stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| New Hope | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in New Hope sells for about $535K
In New Hope, 88% of households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about New Hope
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Hope
About 1 of every 100 New Hope residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
98% of working residents leave New Hope for work
Where New Hope’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About New Hope
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
New Hope is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, New Hope had a population of 1,572.
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- Area
- 3.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,040 ft
- Area code
- 458, 541
Questions about New Hope
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Hope, OR expensive?
The typical home is worth about $438,000, 11% 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 C.