Hermiston
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1941
Hermiston Children School Church, 1941
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About Hermiston
City in Oregon, United StatesHermiston () is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. Its population of 20,322 makes it the largest city in Eastern Oregon. Hermiston is the largest and fastest-growing city in the Hermiston-Pendleton Micropolitan Statistical Area, the eighth largest Core Based Statistical Area in Oregon with a combined population of 92,261 at the 2020 census. Hermiston sits near the junction of I-82 and I-84, and is 7 miles (11 km) south of the Columbia River, the Washington state line, Lake Wallula, and the McNary Dam. The Hermiston area has become a hub for logistics and data center activity due to the proximity of the I-82 and I-84 interchange, Pacific Northwest fiber-optic backbone, and low…
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How Hermiston ranks
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Housing in Hermiston
The typical Hermiston home is worth about $346,000, up 1.9% in a year, 30% below the Oregon typical home.
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Safety in Hermiston
Safety Grade C-
Hermiston reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 85% report less.
Work & commute in Hermiston
Full picture →About one in 3 of Hermiston’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Umatilla (6%), Boardman (4%) and Pendleton (4%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
Health in Hermiston
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 42% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Oregon
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Hermiston
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 5% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Hermiston
Full climate →Hermiston has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Hermiston
All Hermiston schools →School Grade B
The public schools Hermiston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 63% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OR. Ratings are from neighbors.
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