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Country around Vale is a rural area of about 4,567 people in Malheur County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 63 miles from Boise, ID and 280 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $830 a month.
4,567people
$298kTypical home
$830/moRent
92° / 36°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,567 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 280 mi to Portland, OR
- 63 mi to Boise, ID
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,880/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to BOI airport
- 64 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 208 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,510 ft
- 321 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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