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Country around Baker City is a rural area of about 12,590 people in Baker County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 92 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 242 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $880 a month.
12,590people
$294kTypical home
$880/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
64"Snow
243Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 12,590 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Portland, OR
- 92 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,856/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,473 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to PDT airport
- 115 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 166 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,425 ft
- 278 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baker County: R+49 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk