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Elgin is a small town of 1,549 people in Union County, Oregon. It's about 40 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 229 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $992 a month.
1,549people
$191kTypical home
$992/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
48"Snow
212Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,549
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,532 people per sq mi
- 229 mi to Portland, OR
- 40 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,206/mo)
- Median rent $992/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 10 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 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to ALW airport
- 143 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 147 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,667 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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