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Vale is a small town of 2,348 people in Malheur County, Oregon. It's about 57 miles from Boise, ID and 286 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $820 a month.
2,348people
$173kTypical home
$820/moRent
93° / 35°Summer / winter
13"Snow
239Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,348
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,003 people per sq mi
- 286 mi to Portland, OR
- 57 mi to Boise, ID
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,093/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to BOI airport
- 59 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 210 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,244 ft
- 327 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Malheur County: R+44 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk