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Boardman is a small town of 4,064 people in Morrow County, Oregon. It's about 35 miles from Kennewick, WA and 144 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $971 a month.
4,064people
$235kTypical home
$971/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
4"Snow
226Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,064
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,009 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Portland, OR
- 35 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,484/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k)
- Low property crime (967 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 44% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to PSC airport
- 141 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 302 ft
- 163 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morrow County: R+48 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk