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Rowena is a tiny town of 181 people in Wasco County, Oregon. It's about 67 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $989 a month.
181people
$367kTypical home
$989/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
226Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 181
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 100 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Portland, OR
- 67 mi to Portland, OR
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,317/mo)
- Median rent $989/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 2 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 57
- 20% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to PDX airport
- 64 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 922 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 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.