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Ukiah is a tiny town of 177 people in Umatilla County, Oregon. It's about 71 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 183 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $936 a month.
177people
$283kTypical home
$936/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
18"Snow
226Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 177
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 801 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Portland, OR
- 71 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,782/mo)
- Median rent $936/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,537 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to PDT airport
- 172 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,337 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Umatilla County: R+38 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
- Low 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.