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Hines is a small town of 1,604 people in Harney County, Oregon. It's about 116 miles from Bend, OR and 223 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $590 a month.
1,604people
$288kTypical home
$590/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
36"Snow
241Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,604
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 778 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Portland, OR
- 116 mi to Bend, OR
- 102 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,817/mo)
- Median rent $590/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 114 mi to RDM airport
- 143 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,164 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 126 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 101 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 94 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harney County: R+59 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.