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Country around Weston is a rural area of about 1,221 people in Umatilla County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 19 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 212 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,221people
$253kTypical home
$1,153/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
9"Snow
226Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,221 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Portland, OR
- 19 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,592/mo)
- Median rent $1,153/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,537 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ALW airport
- 130 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,795 ft
- 221 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Umatilla County: R+38 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
- Low 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.