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Umatilla is a big small town of 7,508 people in Umatilla County, Oregon. It's about 21 miles from Kennewick, WA and 162 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,508people
$239kTypical home
$1,159/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
10"Snow
226Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,508
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,480 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Portland, OR
- 21 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,504/mo)
- Median rent $1,159/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- Low property crime (941 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PSC airport
- 145 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 322 ft
- 173 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 171 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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