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Long Creek is a tiny town of 200 people in Grant County, Oregon. It's about 101 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 182 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $588 a month.
200people
$100kTypical home
$588/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
33"Snow
225Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 200
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 196 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Portland, OR
- 101 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $588/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 57
- 17% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to PDT airport
- 163 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,753 ft
- 222 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 65 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