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Country around Heppner is a rural area of about 1,998 people in Morrow County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 62 miles from Kennewick, WA and 155 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $850 a month.
1,998people
$223kTypical home
$850/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
226Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,998 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Portland, OR
- 62 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,404/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,033 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to PDT airport
- 152 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,120 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morrow County: R+48 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk