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Pine Grove is a tiny town of 208 people in Wasco County, Oregon. It's about 69 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 120 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $1k a month.
208people
$367kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
83° / 41°Summer / winter
120"Snow
226Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 208
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 34 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Portland, OR
- 69 mi to Portland, OR
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,317/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 120" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,970 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to RDM airport
- 69 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,198 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wasco County: R+6 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High 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.