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Country around Tygh Valley is a rural area of about 1,081 people in Wasco County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 93 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,081people
$278kTypical home
$1,155/moRent
82° / 41°Summer / winter
93"Snow
226Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,081 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Portland, OR
- 69 mi to Portland, OR
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,754/mo)
- Median rent $1,155/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 93" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,970 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 13% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to RDM airport
- 68 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,847 ft
- 112 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wasco County: R+6 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk