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Warm Springs is a small town of 2,480 people in Jefferson County, Oregon. It's about 51 miles from Bend, OR and 86 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $557 a month.
2,480people
$299kTypical home
$557/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,480
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 58 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Portland, OR
- 51 mi to Bend, OR
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,885/mo)
- Median rent $557/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 49% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to RDM airport
- 86 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,637 ft
- 134 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+30 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
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.