IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Mitchell, OR
Mitchell is a tiny town of 127 people in Wheeler County, Oregon. It's about 67 miles from Bend, OR and 139 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $895 a month.
127people
$225kTypical home
$895/moRent
84° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
234Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
Is Mitchell right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 127
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 99 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Portland, OR
- 67 mi to Bend, OR
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $895/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 58
- 18% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to RDM airport
- 138 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,150 ft
- 184 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wheeler County: R+47 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
- High 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.