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Country around Elgin is a rural area of about 2,384 people in Union County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 232 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,384people
$263kTypical home
$1,001/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
49"Snow
212Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,384 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 232 mi to Portland, OR
- 39 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,655/mo)
- Median rent $1,001/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 11 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 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ALW airport
- 139 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 150 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,114 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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