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Moro vs Echo

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

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Moro, ORA regional job hubOregon · 392 people

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Echo, ORA history townOregon · 494 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.

MoroA regional job hub

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

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 →

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%

Moro$1,440/mo

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

Echo$1,810/mo

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

–MoroNot graded B+EchoBetter than 71% of districts in the state

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

MoroEcho

Snow a year17″16″

January low25°F 28°F

July high84°F 89°F

Growing season (days)143d 174d

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

Outdoors & history

MoroEcho

Conserved land—0%

Settled1899 1904

National Register places—10

Archive photos5 11

Community

MoroEcho

Library hours a week—39 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.

MoroOR EchoOR

Moro ↔ Echo77 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

MoroEcho

People

Population 392Lowest 494Highest

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

Median age 38±11.3Lowest 6% below OR 38.3±11.4Highest 5% 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 28.1%±3.9Highest OR: 19.9% 26.9%±7.9Lowest 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+ 21.2%±4.9Lowest OR: 19.1% 23.7%±7.1Highest 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+ 11.8%Highest OR: 36.8% 10.2%Lowest OR: 36.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±3.4Lowest OR: 5.7% 1.8%±3.1Highest 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 $79,688±$20kLowest 4% below OR $112,639±$78kHighest 36% above 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 $245,300±$40kHighest 49% below OR $173,100±$103kLowest 64% 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 $990±$67Lowest 35% below OR $994±$222Highest 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 $1,797Lowest 54% below OR $1,823Highest 53% below OR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.5%±38Highest OR: 52.5% 25.7%±73.4Lowest 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 12.5%Highest OR: 11.9% 7.1%Lowest OR: 11.9%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 6.5%±5.6Highest OR: 19% 0%±7.8Lowest 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 6.5%Highest 2.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 49.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EchoFew work in Moro

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 79.8Highest 51.0Lowest

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.

Moro neighborsTown Square →

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Echo 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.