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LostineOR

A town of 255, settled in 1903.

Photo: Finetooth · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
255
residents
Typical home
$466K
+4.4% in a year
Household income
$81K
median
Median age
32.8
years
Jobs based here
60
Balanced
Small town

255 people, and everyone knows the way

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Patchy Fog
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Upcoming events

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The data

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.

81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
81Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingAvalanchesWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Lostine has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–38°
Spring31–58°
Summer45–81°
Fall31–60°
Sep 9
typical first frost
Jun 7
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Lostine

Most working residents leave Lostine for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Enterprise (25%), Wallowa (9%) and La Grande (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

8%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lostine8%
Enterprise25%
Wallowa9%
La Grande4%
Joseph3%
9 mi
median commute distance
60
jobs based in Lostine
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Lostine is

Lostine 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 outLostineOR
More adults treating high blood pressure76%71.4%
More adults with heart disease8.5%6.5%
Wallowa Memorial Hospital
8 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 →
Housing

A typical Lostine home is worth about $466K

The typical Lostine home is worth about $466,000, up 4.4% in a year, 6% below the Oregon typical home.

$466KZillow home value

Typical home value

Lostine$466K
Oregon$496K
+4.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Lostine River at
2010 · Lostine River at · Wikimedia Commons
Lostine’s story

123 years in pictures

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

ORMap-doton-LostineLostine civic buildingsCity hall-fire station
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About Lostine

City in Oregon, United States

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Lostine is a city in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. The population was 241 at the 2020 census.

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

Established
1903
Population
241
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
3,373 ft
ZIP code
97857
Area code
541

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