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Mount Vernon is a tiny town of 364 people in Grant County, Oregon. It's about 111 miles from Bend, OR and 189 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $789 a month.
364people
$143kTypical home
$789/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
13"Snow
225Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 364
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 533 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Portland, OR
- 111 mi to Bend, OR
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $789/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 50
- 12% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 89 mi to PDT airport
- 155 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,861 ft
- 232 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 68 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 80 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
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.