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Island City is a small town of 1,145 people in Union County, Oregon. It's about 52 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 223 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $950 a month.
1,145people
$295kTypical home
$950/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
10"Snow
226Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,145
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,164 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Portland, OR
- 52 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,861/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,488 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to PDT airport
- 152 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,730 ft
- 247 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+41 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk