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Echo vs Moro

77 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.2× in Moro) and street grid (+56% in Moro).

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Echo, ORA history townOregon · 494 people

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Moro, ORA regional job hubOregon · 392 people

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 →

MoroA regional job hub

Work268 jobsbased in Moro, a regional job hub All about Moro →

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.

Jobs per worker6.2×

Moro is more of a job hub

Moro 2.16Echo 0.35

Street grid+56%

Moro has the more walkable street grid

Moro 79.8Echo 51.0

Homeowners+8.7 pts renters

Moro has more renters

Echo 73.4%Moro 64.7%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Echo

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.

Down paymentRate%

Echo$1,810/mo

Typical home $295K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $994/mo · Housing →

Moro$1,440/mo

Typical home $245K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $990/mo · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,500 a year, between Echo and Moro.

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.

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 –MoroNot graded

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

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

EchoMoro

Snow a year16″17″

January low28°F 25°F

July high89°F 84°F

Growing season (days)174d 143d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd 83rd

Outdoors & history

EchoMoro

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1904 1899

National Register places10 —

Archive photos11 5

Community

EchoMoro

Library hours a week39 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Where they are

77 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EchoOR MoroOR

Echo ↔ Moro77 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.

Only big differences vs Oregon average

EchoMoro

People

Population 494Highest 392Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.6% OR: +10.6% —

Median age 38.3±11.4Highest 5% below OR 38±11.3Lowest 6% below OR

Echo and Moro 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% 28.1%±3.9Highest OR: 19.9%

Moro 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% 21.2%±4.9Lowest OR: 19.1%

Echo and Moro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.2%Lowest OR: 36.8% 11.8%Highest OR: 36.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±3.1Highest OR: 5.7% 0.5%±3.4Lowest OR: 5.7%

Echo and Moro 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 $79,688±$20kLowest 4% below OR

Echo and Moro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $173,100±$103kLowest 64% below OR $245,300±$40kHighest 49% below OR

Moro and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $994±$222Highest 35% below OR $990±$67Lowest 35% below OR

Echo and Moro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,823Highest 53% below OR $1,797Lowest 54% below OR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.7%±73.4Lowest OR: 52.5% 27.5%±38Highest OR: 52.5%

Moro 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% 12.5%Highest OR: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 73.4%Highest OR: 63.3% 64.7%Lowest OR: 63.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Highest 24 yrs older than OR 1952Lowest 29 yrs older than OR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 9% above OR 24 minLowest 6% above OR

Work from home 0%±7.8Lowest OR: 19% 6.5%±5.6Highest OR: 19%

Moro 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 6.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 49.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Lowest 2.16Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Hermiston (17%)The Dalles (7%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MoroFew work in Echo

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

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 51.0Lowest 79.8Highest

Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Echo neighborsTown Square →

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Moro neighborsTown Square →

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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.