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Harper is a tiny town of 219 people in Malheur County, Oregon. It's about 72 miles from Boise, ID and 273 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $821 a month.
219people
$215kTypical home
$821/moRent
93° / 39°Summer / winter
9"Snow
239Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 219
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 31 people per sq mi
- 273 mi to Portland, OR
- 72 mi to Boise, ID
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,358/mo)
- Median rent $821/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to BOI airport
- 73 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 200 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,559 ft
- 315 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Malheur County: R+44 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
- High 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.