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Hermiston is a small city of 19,546 people in Umatilla County, Oregon. It's about 26 miles from Kennewick, WA and 164 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,546people
$267kTypical home
$1,088/moRent
92° / 43°Summer / winter
12"Snow
226Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,546
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,311 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Portland, OR
- 26 mi to Kennewick, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,682/mo)
- Median rent $1,088/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,428 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 48% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PDT airport
- 149 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 463 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Umatilla County: R+38 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk