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Grass Valley is a tiny town of 261 people in Sherman County, Oregon. It's about 86 miles from Yakima, WA and 91 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $685 a month.
261people
$109kTypical home
$685/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
226Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 261
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 511 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Portland, OR
- 86 mi to Yakima, WA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$690/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,909 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to RDM airport
- 89 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,264 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 73 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sherman County: R+57 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.