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Country around Cascade Locks is a rural area of about 1,459 people in Hood River County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $388k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,459people
$388kTypical home
$1,246/moRent
70° / 32°Summer / winter
22"Snow
226Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,459 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Portland, OR
- 42 mi to Portland, OR
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $388k (≈$2,445/mo)
- Median rent $1,246/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,075 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to PDX airport
- 39 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,012 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hood River County: D+36 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.