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Country around North Powder is a rural area of about 947 people in Union County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 228 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $815 a month.
947people
$152kTypical home
$815/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
37"Snow
212Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 947 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Portland, OR
- 70 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$959/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,488 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to PDT airport
- 136 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 150 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,711 ft
- 260 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+41 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk