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Wasco is a tiny town of 455 people in Sherman County, Oregon. It's about 69 miles from Yakima, WA and 95 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
455people
$229kTypical home
$1,229/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
7"Snow
226Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 455
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 451 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Portland, OR
- 69 mi to Yakima, WA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,446/mo)
- Median rent $1,229/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,909 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to YKM airport
- 92 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,289 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sherman County: R+57 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk