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Nyssa is a small town of 3,240 people in Malheur County, Oregon. It's about 43 miles from Boise, ID and 300 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $916 a month.
3,240people
$204kTypical home
$916/moRent
91° / 36°Summer / winter
9"Snow
244Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,240
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,090 people per sq mi
- 300 mi to Portland, OR
- 43 mi to Boise, ID
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,288/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 25
- 49% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to BOI airport
- 44 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 205 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,182 ft
- 341 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Malheur County: R+44 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
- Very low volcano risk