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Cove is a tiny town of 651 people in Union County, Oregon. It's about 59 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 235 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $328k and rent runs about $1k a month.
651people
$328kTypical home
$1,390/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
212Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 651
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 810 people per sq mi
- 235 mi to Portland, OR
- 59 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $328k (≈$2,068/mo)
- Median rent $1,390/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 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 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to PDT airport
- 143 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,917 ft
- 258 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 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
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 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