RedwoodOR
A town of 3,721 in Oregon.
Is Redwood a good place to live?
The data are hard on it. Cost of living is its weak spot: the typical home is worth about $398K, 6.6 years of the Grants Pass metro’s $60K median household income. It also trails on health (C−): residents are less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Hazard risk is weaker too (C−) — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 68% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Its strongest subject is walkability — it is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, ranking 113th of 142 in Oregon. That leaves it better than 9% of U.S. towns. Only 14 of Oregon’s 228 towns score lower on the outdoors.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US.
100% of working residents leave Redwood for work
Where Redwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Redwood grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Redwood is from typical.
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Moving to Redwood: who provides what
Redwood 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 Redwood.
Redwood sends most of its workers to Grants Pass and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Oregon and has little public open land.
A larger share of adults report frequent physical distress in Redwood than in most of Oregon or the rest of the country
28% of Redwood adults get no exercise outside work, against 21% in Oregon’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. In Redwood, 27% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Among 142 Oregon towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Redwood. CDC measures, 26 in all: Redwood beats Oregon on 3 and trails on 14.
| Redwood | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Redwood | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.7% | 71.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.3% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer of Redwood’s working residents work locally than in the typical Oregon or U.S. town
Redwood has 163 jobs for its 1,032 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
For Redwood, the median household income is $68,000. Jobs based in Redwood grew to 163 in 2023, 39 more than in 2013. Also worth knowing: the town’s mean commuting time stands at 21 minutes, where Oregon’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Grants Pass (50%), Medford (12%) and Roseburg (3%).
| Redwood | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Redwood faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Redwood, 69% come from inland flooding and 17% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Redwood, 1.2% of the land is conserved
Just 26 of its 2,235 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Redwood itself; its outdoors grade is D.
The biggest park or preserve is Schroeder County Park, at 28 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Schroeder County Park | — | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Redwood sell for about $545K
At 6.6 years of the Grants Pass metro’s $60K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 75% of Oregon towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
In Redwood, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,165 a month. 62% of Redwood households live in a home they own.
| Redwood | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,165 a month | $1,415 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Redwood
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Redwood
About 3 of every 100 Redwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
About Redwood
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Redwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Redwood had a population of 2,702. It has lost territory to the neighboring city of Grants Pass.
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- Area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 935 ft
- Area code
- 458, 541
Redwood’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Redwood.
| Town | OR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood | #113 | D | C− | — | B− | C− |
| Grants Pass | #126 | D− | D | D | B− | C |
Redwood reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Redwood with a neighbor →
Questions about Redwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Redwood, OR a good place to live?
Redwood grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #113 of 142 in Oregon. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Redwood, OR expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $398,000, 19% 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−.