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Prairie City is a tiny town of 615 people in Grant County, Oregon. It's about 112 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 206 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $853 a month.
615people
$206kTypical home
$853/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
18"Snow
227Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 615
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 620 people per sq mi
- 206 mi to Portland, OR
- 112 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,298/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 50
- 18% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 86 mi to PDT airport
- 138 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,521 ft
- 247 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 84 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 71 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 67 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+60 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
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.