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A town of 690, settled in 1885. A typical home worth about $305K.

Population
690
+7.2% since 2010
Typical home
$305K
+4.8% in a year
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
41.3
years
Jobs based here
96
A commuter town

What makes Arlington stand out

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Small town

690 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with wildfire at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.

85risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
85Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Arlington home is worth about $305K

The typical Arlington home is worth about $305,000, up 4.8% in a year, 38% below the Oregon typical home.

$305KZillow home value

Typical home value

Arlington$305K
Oregon$496K
+4.8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Arlington

Most working residents leave Arlington for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Condon (12%), Portland (8%) and Heppner (5%). Half commute less than 40 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Arlington7%
Condon12%
Portland8%
Heppner5%
The Dalles4%
40 mi
median commute distance
96
jobs based in Arlington
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Arlington has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

5″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter30–44°
Spring42–66°
Summer58–87°
Fall42–66°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 6
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Arlington’s public schools outperform 35% of Oregon districts

The public schools Arlington’s kids attend trail 65% of Oregon’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Arlington Community Charter SchoolK–12130B−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state testsAll 1 schools →
Health

How healthy Arlington is

Arlington beats the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

26 measures vs. Oregon
1 better14 too close to call11 worse
What stands outArlingtonOR
More adults treating high blood pressure75.3%71.4%
More adults with COPD9.8%6.8%
Klickitat Valley Hospital
30.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Arlington is conserved land

0.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Arlington: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 2,155 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Earl Snell Memorial Park0.1 mi5
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

93% of working residents leave Arlington for work

Where Arlington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → Condon Condon 12% 8% → Portland Portland 8% 5% → Heppner Heppner 5% 4% → The Dalles The Dalles 4% 3% → Lonerock Lonerock 3% 2% → Boardman Boardman 2% Arlington · 7% stay
96jobs based in Arlington
7%of working residents work in town
40 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Mountain Gem ad 04091906 MO
1906 · Mountain Gem ad 04091906 MO · Wikimedia Commons
Arlington’s story

141 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

On transportation outskirts of small Oregon town on the Columbia River. Arlington, Gilliam County, OregonUntitled photo, possibly related to: On transportation outskirts of small Oregon town on the Columbia River. Arlington,…The town of Arlington, Oregon, on the Columbia River 112 miles from Bonnville Dam. Population: 601. Railway division po…
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About Arlington

City in Oregon, United States

Official town website ↗

Arlington is a city in Gilliam County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Arlington had a population of 628.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1885
Population
628
Area
3.2 sq mi
Elevation
285 ft
ZIP code
97812
Area code
541

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