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Dufur is a tiny town of 952 people in Wasco County, Oregon. It's about 74 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $358k and rent runs about $1k a month.
952people
$358kTypical home
$1,256/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
21"Snow
226Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 952
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,616 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Portland, OR
- 74 mi to Portland, OR
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $358k (≈$2,254/mo)
- Median rent $1,256/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 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 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to PDX airport
- 72 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,362 ft
- 111 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 68 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