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Wallowa Lake is a tiny town of 105 people in Wallowa County, Oregon. It's about 76 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 264 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $365k and rent runs about $981 a month.
105people
$365kTypical home
$981/moRent
78° / 34°Summer / winter
54"Snow
212Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 105
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 57 people per sq mi
- 264 mi to Portland, OR
- 76 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $365k (≈$2,302/mo)
- Median rent $981/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to MYL airport
- 130 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 183 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,544 ft
- 282 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 80 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 75 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wallowa County: R+35 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.