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Country around Hines is a rural area of about 2,236 people in Harney County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 114 miles from Bend, OR and 223 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $441 a month.
2,236people
$294kTypical home
$441/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
36"Snow
241Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,236 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Portland, OR
- 114 mi to Bend, OR
- 102 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,855/mo)
- Median rent $441/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 113 mi to RDM airport
- 147 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,380 ft
- 246 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 130 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 100 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 92 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harney County: R+59 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk