Living in Condon, OR
Condon is a tiny town of 623 people in Gilliam County, Oregon. It's about 82 miles from Kennewick, WA and 121 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $850 a month.
623people
$147kTypical home
$850/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
226Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 623
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 764 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Portland, OR
- 82 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$924/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,029 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 20% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to PDT airport
- 119 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,868 ft
- 158 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 72 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 73 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gilliam County: R+46 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
- High volcano risk