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John Day is a small town of 1,609 people in Grant County, Oregon. It's about 118 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 196 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $910 a month.
1,609people
$212kTypical home
$910/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
227Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,609
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 712 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Portland, OR
- 118 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,338/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 88 mi to PDT airport
- 148 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,074 ft
- 239 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 75 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+60 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk