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Ione is a tiny town of 456 people in Morrow County, Oregon. It's about 57 miles from Kennewick, WA and 137 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $1k a month.
456people
$160kTypical home
$1,217/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
226Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 456
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 601 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Portland, OR
- 57 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,008/mo)
- Median rent $1,217/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 4 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 49
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to PDT airport
- 134 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,129 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 50 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