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Rural Communities

Rural Communities

Information to help local residents and policymakers make decisions about rural communities including vitality and changes in Oregon's communities.

This report, a partnership between RCE and The Ford Family Foundation, offers a suite of high value community measures and displays them in an easy-to-digest format that includes charts and infographics.

The TOP Indicators project tracks a key set of metrics that reflect state priorities as expressed in the Oregon Benchmarks and the 10-year Plan.

The CRT is a unique resource for community leaders that links places and counties in Oregon and Siskiyou County to data gathered by various agencies.

Articles & Stories

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Data about employment and the labor market illustrate the structure and...
Data about housing in a community indicate both the access of individuals in the community to...
Here are links to the recorded webinars from the Rural Communities Explorer. The content spans many...
Data about population size and distribution illustrate where and how many people inhabit an area....

Maps and Tools

The SageCon Landscape Planning Tool is an Oregon Explorer web-based mapping application that... more

About This Topic

The Rural Communities Explorer digital library provides public access to reliable and up-to-date social, demographic, economic, and environmental information about Oregon's and Siskiyou County, California counties and communities. Through the regular collection, maintenance, analysis, and presentation of community-level data, rural research, and local stories, the Rural Communities Explorer can reveal: The economy, environment, and demography of rural and urban communities in Oregon and Siskiyou County, California; The extent of rural community vitality in Oregon and Siskiyou County, California Focus areas for policy or program influence and action; The causes, consequences, and significance of rural issues; How communities work and change; Where additional rural resources are and how to use them.