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Country around Mitchell is a rural area of about 416 people in Wheeler County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 73 miles from Bend, OR and 125 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $1k a month.
416people
$377kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
234Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 416 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Portland, OR
- 73 mi to Bend, OR
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,375/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 64
- 14% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to RDM airport
- 124 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,087 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 39 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wheeler County: R+47 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