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Baker City is a big small town of 10,210 people in Baker County, Oregon. It's about 93 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 241 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $896 a month.
10,210people
$271kTypical home
$896/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
66"Snow
243Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,210
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,415 people per sq mi
- 241 mi to Portland, OR
- 93 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,711/mo)
- Median rent $896/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,512 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 80 mi to PDT airport
- 116 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 164 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,448 ft
- 277 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baker County: R+49 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk