Tri-CityOR
4,234 residents make their home in this town in Oregon.
Is Tri-City a good place to live?
Where it falls short is health (D): CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 94% of the country. It also trails on incomes (D−): the median household income is $55K, and 28% of residents live below the poverty line. At about $247K, a typical home costs 4 years of the Roseburg area’s $61K median household income. Its strongest is walkability (B+): it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 66% of U.S. towns. Overall, that makes a D−, behind almost every U.S. town. Only 9 of Oregon’s 228 towns score lower on the outdoors. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 82% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Of the 142 Oregon towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Tri-City.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US.
94% of working residents leave Tri-City for work
Where Tri-City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Tri-City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Tri-City is from typical.
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Moving to Tri-City: who provides what
Tri-City is unincorporated, so Douglas 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 Tri-City.
Tri-City sends most of its workers to Roseburg and beyond, but it has poverty well above the Oregon rate and has many renters stretched by housing costs.
A larger share of adults have diabetes in Tri-City than in most of Oregon or the rest of the country
For adults in Tri-City, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 35%. Only 9 of the 142 Oregon towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Tri-City. The share of adults in Tri-City who have high blood pressure is 43%, above both the Oregon town median (33%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). Among adults here, 20% report frequent physical distress and 29% say their health is fair or poor.
| Tri-City | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 20% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Tri-City | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 75.5% | 71.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.8% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Tri-City fall behind 84% of Oregon districts
Public schools: South Umpqua SD 19. The largest public high school is South Umpqua High School, with 442 students. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri City Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 251 | C− |
| South Umpqua High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 442 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
The biggest natural risk in Tri-City is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
Expected losses in Tri-City break down as 63% from inland flooding and 19% from earthquakes. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2020.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Tri-City stands out in Oregon and nationally: a larger share of its residents live below the poverty line
Tri-City has 473 jobs for its 1,580 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles. In Tri-City, the middle household income is $55,000, against $81,000 in Oregon’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Employers in Tri-City added 106 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 473. For most workers, Tri-City is a place to come home to: only 6% work in town.
| Tri-City | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 28% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.3% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Tri-City
Tri-City’s peak summer temperature stands at 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0% of Tri-City is conserved land
4.9 miles of trail. Tri-City’s trail network density comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Tri-City sells for about $285K
74.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 52.5% across Oregon. The median property tax bill is $1,418, against $3,876 across Oregon, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
In Tri-City, the rent at the middle of the market is $934 a month. Among households locally, 73% own their home.
| Tri-City | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $934 a month | $1,415 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Tri-City
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Tri-City; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Tri-City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
About Tri-City
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Tri-City (or Tri City) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tri-City had a population of 4,019. The community in floodplain near the Umpqua River is named for the three cities among which it is centered: Myrtle Creek, Canyonville and Riddle. The Tri City School District may have originated the name, which was later adopted by the local sewer district and the former Tri City State Airport (now known as the Myrtle Creek Municipal Airport).
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- Area
- 7.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 741 ft
- Area code
- 458, 541
Tri-City’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Tri-City.
| Town | OR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-City | #142 | D− | C+ | — | C− | D |
| Myrtle Creek | #131 | D− | C | C | C− | C |
Tri-City reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Tri-City with a neighbor →
Questions about Tri-City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tri-City, OR a good place to live?
Tri-City grades D− overall, in the bottom 2% of U.S. towns. It grades D for health and C− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Tri-City, OR expensive?
The typical home is worth about $247,000, 50% 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+.