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Kirkpatrick is a tiny town of 258 people in Umatilla County, Oregon. It's about 31 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 194 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $997 a month.
258people
$389kTypical home
$997/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
15"Snow
226Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 258
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 72 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Portland, OR
- 31 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $389k (≈$2,455/mo)
- Median rent $997/mo
- Median household income $154k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,537 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PDT airport
- 144 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,329 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Umatilla County: R+38 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.