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Country around Canyon City is a rural area of about 1,568 people in Grant County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 105 miles from Bend, OR and 195 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $797 a month.
1,568people
$207kTypical home
$797/moRent
78° / 32°Summer / winter
18"Snow
225Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,568 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 195 mi to Portland, OR
- 105 mi to Bend, OR
- 80 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,303/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 97 mi to RDM airport
- 153 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,817 ft
- 239 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 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
- 107 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 80 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 90 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.