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Country around Cove is a rural area of about 2,117 people in Union County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 238 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $414k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,117people
$414kTypical home
$1,460/moRent
75° / 28°Summer / winter
21"Snow
212Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,117 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 238 mi to Portland, OR
- 57 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $414k (≈$2,609/mo)
- Median rent $1,460/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,488 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to ALW airport
- 145 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 157 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,903 ft
- 258 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+41 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk