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DufurOR

A town of 952, settled in 1893.

Photo: Ian Poellet (User:Werewombat) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
952
+4.6% since 2010
Typical home
$421K
+5.1% in a year
Household income
$89K
median
Median age
38.5
years
Jobs based here
150
A commuter town
Small town

952 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 97% of U.S. communities.

97risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
97Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireInland flooding
1
paid flood claims since 1996
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Dufur

Most working residents leave Dufur for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are The Dalles (17%), Portland (7%) and Maupin (6%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Dufur7%
The Dalles17%
Portland7%
Maupin6%
Warm Springs3%
26 mi
median commute distance
150
jobs based in Dufur
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Dufur has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

22″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–41°
Spring38–60°
Summer52–82°
Fall39–62°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Dufur home is worth about $421K

The typical Dufur home is worth about $421,000, up 5.1% in a year, 15% below the Oregon typical home.

$421KZillow home value

Typical home value

Dufur$421K
Oregon$496K
+5.1%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in March
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

How healthy Dufur is

Dufur beats the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

26 measures vs. Oregon
1 better20 too close to call5 worse
What stands outDufurOR
More adults treating high blood pressure75.5%71.4%
More adults with COPD9.2%6.8%
Mid-Columbia Medical Center
9.5 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 →
Schools

The schools Dufur’s kids attend

Dufur SD 29 · 1 schools

SchoolGradesStudents
Dufur SchoolK–12352
NCES · EDFactsAll 1 schools →
Outdoors

5.6% of Dufur is conserved land

0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

5.6%conserved
5.6%
conserved · 21 of 373 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Dufur City Park0.1 mi11
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

93% of working residents leave Dufur for work

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

17% → The Dalles The Dalles 17% 7% → Portland Portland 7% 6% → Maupin Maupin 6% 3% → Warm Springs Warm Springs 3% 3% → Salem Salem 3% 2% → Hood River Hood River 2% Dufur · 7% stay
150jobs based in Dufur
7%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Enoch B. Dufur 1910
1910 · Enoch B. Dufur 1910 · Wikimedia Commons
Dufur’s story

133 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Dufur, OregonFifteenmile Creek inA farm in Dufur, Oregon 01
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About Dufur

City in Oregon, United States

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Dufur is a city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dufur had a population of 632. It is a farming community where wheat, tree fruit, and grapes are important crops.

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

Established
1893
Population
632
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
1,345 ft
ZIP code
97021
Area code
458, 541

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