Living in Summerville, OR
Summerville is a tiny town of 106 people in Union County, Oregon. It's about 43 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 225 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $275k and rent runs about $982 a month.
106people
$275kTypical home
$982/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
33"Snow
226Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 106
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 402 people per sq mi
- 225 mi to Portland, OR
- 43 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $275k (≈$1,734/mo)
- Median rent $982/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,488 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to PDT airport
- 149 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,700 ft
- 243 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+41 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
- Low drought risk
- High 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.