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North Powder is a tiny town of 563 people in Union County, Oregon. It's about 74 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 233 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $815 a month.
563people
$142kTypical home
$815/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
45"Snow
212Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 563
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 896 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Portland, OR
- 74 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$897/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,488 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to PDT airport
- 132 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 154 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,255 ft
- 265 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+41 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very 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.