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Ontario is a big small town of 11,842 people in Malheur County, Oregon. It's about 47 miles from Boise, ID and 297 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $804 a month.
11,842people
$236kTypical home
$804/moRent
94° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,842
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,979 people per sq mi
- 297 mi to Portland, OR
- 47 mi to Boise, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,490/mo)
- Median rent $804/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to BOI airport
- 49 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 215 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,179 ft
- 337 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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