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Mount Hood is a tiny town of 191 people in Hood River County, Oregon. It's about 52 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $660k and rent runs about $1k a month.
191people
$660kTypical home
$1,417/moRent
80° / 40°Summer / winter
53"Snow
226Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 191
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 100 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Portland, OR
- 52 mi to Portland, OR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $660k (≈$4,162/mo)
- Median rent $1,417/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,075 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 37% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to PDX airport
- 50 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,549 ft
- 90 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hood River County: D+36 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High 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.