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Ochoco West is a tiny town of 319 people in Crook County, Oregon. It's about 31 miles from Bend, OR and 115 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $426k and rent runs about $1k a month.
319people
$426kTypical home
$1,283/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
15"Snow
234Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 319
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 727 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Portland, OR
- 31 mi to Bend, OR
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $426k (≈$2,685/mo)
- Median rent $1,283/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (8 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to RDM airport
- 116 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2009
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,215 ft
- 153 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crook County: R+51 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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.