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Halfway is a tiny town of 312 people in Baker County, Oregon. It's about 99 miles from Boise, ID and 273 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $848 a month.
312people
$247kTypical home
$848/moRent
90° / 32°Summer / winter
62"Snow
243Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 312
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 839 people per sq mi
- 273 mi to Portland, OR
- 99 mi to Boise, ID
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,556/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 21 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 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to MYL airport
- 101 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 195 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,654 ft
- 303 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 94 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.