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Mosier is a tiny town of 714 people in Wasco County, Oregon. It's about 61 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $1k a month.
714people
$334kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
19"Snow
226Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 714
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,566 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Portland, OR
- 61 mi to Portland, OR
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,105/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,970 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to PDX airport
- 58 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 98 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wasco County: R+6 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.