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Canyon City is a tiny town of 900 people in Grant County, Oregon. It's about 119 miles from Bend, OR and 197 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $797 a month.
900people
$201kTypical home
$797/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
227Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 900
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 639 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Portland, OR
- 119 mi to Bend, OR
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,266/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 90 mi to PDT airport
- 147 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,271 ft
- 240 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 89 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 61 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 77 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+60 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
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.