Living in Huntington, OR
Huntington is a tiny town of 739 people in Baker County, Oregon. It's about 73 miles from Boise, ID and 276 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $681 a month.
739people
$123kTypical home
$681/moRent
94° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
243Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 739
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 999 people per sq mi
- 276 mi to Portland, OR
- 73 mi to Boise, ID
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$776/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 9 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 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to MYL airport
- 75 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 202 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,146 ft
- 314 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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