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Pendleton is a small city of 16,950 people in Umatilla County, Oregon. It's about 36 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 185 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $287k and rent runs about $956 a month.
16,950people
$287kTypical home
$956/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
17"Snow
226Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,950
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,464 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Portland, OR
- 36 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $287k (≈$1,810/mo)
- Median rent $956/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (365 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,011 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to PDT airport
- 148 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,152 ft
- 203 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Umatilla County: R+38 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk