Living in Country around Enterprise, OR
Country around Enterprise is a rural area of about 3,522 people in Wallowa County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 60 miles from Lewiston, ID and 266 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $397k and rent runs about $888 a month.
3,522people
$397kTypical home
$888/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
49"Snow
212Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,522 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 266 mi to Portland, OR
- 60 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $397k (≈$2,506/mo)
- Median rent $888/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to LWS airport
- 144 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 185 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,672 ft
- 277 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wallowa County: R+35 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk