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Haines is a tiny town of 209 people in Baker County, Oregon. It's about 82 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 233 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $817 a month.
209people
$112kTypical home
$817/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
71"Snow
243Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 209
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 276 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Portland, OR
- 82 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$703/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,473 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to PDT airport
- 126 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 156 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,333 ft
- 268 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baker County: R+49 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
- Very low volcano risk