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Echo vs Lostine

87 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (+38% in Lostine) and property tax bill (+40% in Echo).

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Echo, ORA history townOregon · 494 people
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Lostine, ORA small town of 255Oregon · 255 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

EchoA history town
HistorySettled in 190410 places on the National Register Housing$295K typical home40% below the OR typical home SchoolsBetter than 71%of OR districts All about Echo →
LostineA small town of 255
Quiet strengthsLostine doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lostine →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Rent+38%
Rent runs higher in Lostine
Lostine $1,368Echo $994
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Echo
Echo $1,823Lostine $1,306
Jobs per worker2.2×
Lostine is more of a job hub
Lostine 0.78Echo 0.35
Typical home built17 yrs
Echo’s homes are older
Lostine 1974Echo 1957
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,330 more a month in Lostine

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Echo$1,810/mo
Typical home $295K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $994/mo · Housing →
Lostine$3,140/mo
Typical home $466K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,368/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,330 a month, about $16,000 a year, between Lostine and Echo.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

Lostine gets 32 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
EchoLostine
Snow a year16″48″
January low28°F20°F
July high89°F88°F
Growing season (days)174d91d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd81st
Outdoors & history
EchoLostine
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled19041903
National Register places101
Archive photos116
Community
EchoLostine
Library hours a week39 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Oregon ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
B+EchoBetter than 71% of districts in the state –LostineNot graded
Where they are

87 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EchoORLostineOR
Echo ↔ Lostine87 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

EchoLostine
People
Population 494Highest 255Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.6% OR: +10.6% —
Median age 38.3±11.4Highest 5% below OR 32.8±8.4Lowest 19% below OR
Echo and Lostine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.9%±7.9Lowest OR: 19.9% 28.2%±9.7Highest OR: 19.9%
Lostine and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.7%±7.1Highest OR: 19.1% 22%±10.6Lowest OR: 19.1%
Echo and Lostine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.2%Highest OR: 36.8% 8.4%Lowest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±3.1Highest OR: 5.7% 0.8%±1.4Lowest OR: 5.7%
Echo and Lostine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,639±$78kHighest 36% above OR $80,521±$23kLowest about the OR average
Echo and Lostine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $173,100±$103k 64% below OR —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $994±$222Lowest 35% below OR $1,368±$31Highest 10% below OR
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,823Highest 53% below OR $1,306Lowest 66% below OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.7%±73.4Lowest OR: 52.5% 45.5%±100Highest OR: 52.5%
Lostine and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.1%Lowest OR: 11.9% 18.3%Highest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.4%Highest OR: 63.3% 71.4%Lowest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 24 yrs older than OR 1974Highest 7 yrs older than OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 9% above OR 26 minHighest 13% above OR
Work from home 0%±7.8Lowest OR: 19% 14.3%±18.3Highest OR: 19%
Lostine and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.1%Lowest 7.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Lowest 0.78Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hermiston (17%)Enterprise (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LostineFew work in Echo
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.0Highest 45.3Lowest
Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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