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Seneca is a tiny town of 109 people in Grant County, Oregon. It's about 116 miles from Bend, OR and 204 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $789 a month.
109people
$156kTypical home
$789/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
18"Snow
227Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 109
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 137 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Portland, OR
- 116 mi to Bend, OR
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$986/mo)
- Median rent $789/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 68
- 16% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 108 mi to PDT airport
- 143 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,662 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 107 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 72 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 93 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
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.