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Country around Ione is a rural area of about 805 people in Morrow County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Kennewick, WA and 134 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
805people
$222kTypical home
$1,056/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
14"Snow
226Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 805 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Portland, OR
- 59 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,397/mo)
- Median rent $1,056/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 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 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to PDT airport
- 132 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,299 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 53 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