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Country around Halfway is a rural area of about 1,395 people in Baker County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 89 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 266 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $836 a month.
1,395people
$366kTypical home
$836/moRent
76° / 20°Summer / winter
56"Snow
212Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,395 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 266 mi to Portland, OR
- 89 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,310/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,473 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to MYL airport
- 113 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 187 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,025 ft
- 292 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 72 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baker County: R+49 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.