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Monument is a tiny town of 185 people in Grant County, Oregon. It's about 96 miles from Kennewick, WA and 165 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $669 a month.
185people
$2.0MTypical home
$669/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
26"Snow
225Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 185
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 363 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Portland, OR
- 96 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $669/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°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
- 26" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 74
- 14% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 20% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to PDT airport
- 164 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,008 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 67 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 66 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