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Wamic is a tiny town of 117 people in Wasco County, Oregon. It's about 69 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 91 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $270k and rent runs about $1k a month.
117people
$270kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
82° / 41°Summer / winter
91"Snow
226Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 117
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 97 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Portland, OR
- 69 mi to Portland, OR
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,704/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 91" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 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 61
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to RDM airport
- 68 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,785 ft
- 112 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 64 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.