Grant
Oregon

What stands out

What stands out about Grant County: unemployment is in the top 3% of American counties (6.1%), winter sunshine is in the bottom 3% of American counties (-1.8 on the USDA scale), and the restaurant count per person is in the top 4% of American counties (1.8 per 1,000). Within Oregon it ranks 1st of 36 counties for unemployment.

Where you are

You live in Grant County, Oregon. 7,237 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population held steady at 0.1% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +30).

Oregon has no sales tax and a graduated income tax that reaches 9.9% at modest incomes, plus an estate tax that begins at $1 million, the lowest threshold in the country. Portland adds regional income taxes for homeless services and preschool. Statewide land-use rules limit sprawl, which keeps home prices high in the Willamette Valley. The state does not tax Social Security.

Money

The typical household here brings in $56,045 a year, lower than 64% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $54,057. Unemployment runs 6.1%, higher than 97% of American counties. 9% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 16 minutes each way.

Oregon takes 8.2% of that median income in state income tax, about $4,585 a year.

Home

The median home costs $292K, pricier than 68% of American counties, about 2.8 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $674 a month. Property tax is 0.90% of home value, roughly $1,662 a year on that median home, higher than 53% of American counties. 78% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.0 per 1,000 residents, higher than 56% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 22 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 79.4 years, longer than 87% of American counties. There are 6 active physicians in the county, about 8.3 per 10,000 people. 7.2% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.65 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 94% of American counties. 89% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 62 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 78% of eligible voters turned out. Under Oregon law you need local approval to carry a concealed handgun, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

The year averages 47°F, highs near 59 and lows near 35, colder than 86% of American counties. About 20 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 28 out of 100, safer than 72% of American counties; the county has had 15 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 204 Mbps down, faster than 52% of American counties. There are 11 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.8 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.