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Country around Prairie City is a rural area of about 838 people in Grant County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 116 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 211 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $855 a month.
838people
$217kTypical home
$855/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
227Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 838 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Portland, OR
- 116 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,366/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 53
- 20% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 90 mi to PDT airport
- 133 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,173 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 111 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 69 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 69 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.