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Country around Arlington is a rural area of about 932 people in Gilliam County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from Kennewick, WA and 116 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $1k a month.
932people
$294kTypical home
$1,318/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
8"Snow
226Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 932 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Portland, OR
- 67 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,851/mo)
- Median rent $1,318/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 3 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 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to PDT airport
- 114 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 919 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 56 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