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Country around Nyssa is a rural area of about 5,520 people in Malheur County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Boise, ID and 295 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $803 a month.
5,520people
$241kTypical home
$803/moRent
90° / 35°Summer / winter
6"Snow
239Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,520 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 295 mi to Portland, OR
- 52 mi to Boise, ID
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,517/mo)
- Median rent $803/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 28
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to BOI airport
- 53 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 186 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,645 ft
- 338 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Malheur County: R+44 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
- Very low volcano risk