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Country around Summerville is a rural area of about 995 people in Union County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 224 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $436k and rent runs about $2k a month.
995people
$436kTypical home
$1,660/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
41"Snow
226Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 995 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Portland, OR
- 40 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $436k (≈$2,747/mo)
- Median rent $1,660/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 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 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to PDT airport
- 147 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,848 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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