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Country around Burns is a rural area of about 4,397 people in Harney County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 125 miles from Bend, OR and 229 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $743 a month.
4,397people
$192kTypical home
$743/moRent
89° / 37°Summer / winter
30"Snow
246Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,397 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 229 mi to Portland, OR
- 125 mi to Bend, OR
- 98 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,209/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 121 mi to RDM airport
- 134 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 147 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,127 ft
- 259 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 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
- 117 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 98 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 99 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