Living in Annex, OR
Annex is a tiny town of 340 people in Malheur County, Oregon. It's about 58 miles from Boise, ID and 291 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $858 a month.
340people
$225kTypical home
$858/moRent
94° / 36°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 340
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 138 people per sq mi
- 291 mi to Portland, OR
- 58 mi to Boise, ID
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 28
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to BOI airport
- 60 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 218 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,103 ft
- 330 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Malheur County: R+44 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.