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Milton-Freewater is a big small town of 7,036 people in Umatilla County, Oregon. It's about 10 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 207 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $877 a month.
7,036people
$240kTypical home
$877/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
226Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,036
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,464 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Portland, OR
- 10 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,513/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,188 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 41% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ALW airport
- 123 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 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