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Heppner is a small town of 1,277 people in Morrow County, Oregon. It's about 61 miles from Kennewick, WA and 150 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $744 a month.
1,277people
$196kTypical home
$744/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
13"Snow
226Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,277
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,038 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Portland, OR
- 61 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,238/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,033 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to PDT airport
- 148 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,182 ft
- 184 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morrow County: R+48 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
- Low volcano risk