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Echo is a tiny town of 494 people in Umatilla County, Oregon. It's about 31 miles from Kennewick, WA and 168 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $994 a month.
494people
$228kTypical home
$994/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
226Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 494
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 594 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Portland, OR
- 31 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,437/mo)
- Median rent $994/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,537 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PDT airport
- 151 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 712 ft
- 186 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.