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Richland is a tiny town of 197 people in Baker County, Oregon. It's about 93 miles from Boise, ID and 272 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $830 a month.
197people
$210kTypical home
$830/moRent
92° / 37°Summer / winter
63"Snow
243Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 197
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,876 people per sq mi
- 272 mi to Portland, OR
- 93 mi to Boise, ID
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,322/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,473 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 20% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to MYL airport
- 96 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 195 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,195 ft
- 305 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baker County: R+49 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
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.