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Burns is a small town of 2,723 people in Harney County, Oregon. It's about 117 miles from Bend, OR and 222 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $734 a month.
2,723people
$187kTypical home
$734/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
28"Snow
241Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,723
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 767 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Portland, OR
- 117 mi to Bend, OR
- 102 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,180/mo)
- Median rent $734/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 114 mi to RDM airport
- 142 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,160 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 125 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 101 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 95 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harney County: R+59 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk