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Joseph is a small town of 1,054 people in Wallowa County, Oregon. It's about 73 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 263 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $335k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,054people
$335kTypical home
$1,151/moRent
79° / 35°Summer / winter
54"Snow
212Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,054
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,162 people per sq mi
- 263 mi to Portland, OR
- 73 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $335k (≈$2,112/mo)
- Median rent $1,151/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 58
- 20% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to MYL airport
- 133 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 182 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,164 ft
- 280 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 72 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wallowa County: R+35 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk