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Moro is a tiny town of 392 people in Sherman County, Oregon. It's about 77 miles from Yakima, WA and 93 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $990 a month.
392people
$245kTypical home
$990/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
17"Snow
226Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 392
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 790 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Portland, OR
- 77 mi to Yakima, WA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,547/mo)
- Median rent $990/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,909 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to YKM airport
- 91 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,867 ft
- 127 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sherman County: R+57 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk