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The Dalles is a small city of 15,917 people in Wasco County, Oregon. It's about 73 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $361k and rent runs about $993 a month.
15,917people
$361kTypical home
$993/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
7"Snow
226Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,917
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,381 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Portland, OR
- 73 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $361k (≈$2,275/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (257 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,595 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to PDX airport
- 70 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 161 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 65 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