Talent, Oregon

About Talent

Talent, OR is a close-knit town located in southern Oregon, home to 6,306 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Talent holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.33 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 4,741 residents per square mile.

📰 Talent News Today

• Oregon's talent pipeline can't keep pace with jobs Axios · Oct 8
• At this Talent market, everything on the shelves is free - Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB · Aug 16
• Talent Maker City marks 10 years of making and rebuilding Jefferson Public Radio · Sep 30
• Is It Coaching, Talent, Or Money? For Deion Sanders And Colorado, It’s All Three FOX Sports · Oct 5
• ‘Which’ Wednesday: Is talent or coaching driving the new-look Chiefs offense? Yahoo Sports · Sep 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Oregon headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Talent Unique

• The only place in America named Talent — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Oregon — one of 426 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 6,306.
• Easy reach of Medford (8 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Talent

• Arbor House Restaurant
• Gather Cafe Bistro Bar
• Morrtons Too — pizza
• Sweet Beet Station
• The Human Bean — coffee shop (café)
• Organic Grind — coffee shop (café)
• Pump House Burgers and Brews — burger

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Talent Historical Society · Museum
• The Talent Gallery · Art gallery
• Cedarwood barn · Attraction
• Sterling Mine Tunnel · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Talent

• Kamerin Springs reviews ★
• Chuck Roberts Park reviews ★
• Joseph Park reviews ★
• Little Applegate Recreation Site reviews ★
• Lynn Newberry Park reviews ★
• Old Town Park reviews ★
• Talent Tiny Park reviews ★
• Tunnel Ridge Recreation Site reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Talent

• Talent Elementary School
• Talent Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Talent

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