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Tygh Valley is a tiny town of 118 people in Wasco County, Oregon. It's about 75 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $368k and rent runs about $1k a month.
118people
$368kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
17"Snow
226Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 118
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 32 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Portland, OR
- 75 mi to Portland, OR
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $368k (≈$2,322/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 4 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 47
- 19% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to RDM airport
- 73 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,175 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 69 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.