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Country around Long Creek is a rural area of about 485 people in Grant County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 97 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 180 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $701 a month.
485people
$227kTypical home
$701/moRent
85° / 41°Summer / winter
32"Snow
225Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 485 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Portland, OR
- 97 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,434/mo)
- Median rent $701/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 46
- 18% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to PDT airport
- 166 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,691 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 63 mi to the nearest vet
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+60 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.