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A city of 16,950 people in Oregon
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About Pendleton

City in Oregon, United States
1851Established
17,107Population
10.8 sq miArea
1,200 ftElevation

Pendleton is a city in and the county seat of Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. The population was 17,107 at the time of the 2020 census, which includes approximately 1,600 people who are incarcerated at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution. Pendleton is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Hermiston–Pendleton Micropolitan Statistical Area. This micropolitan area covers Morrow and Umatilla counties and had a combined population of 92,261 at the 2020 census.

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ZIP code97801
Area code458, 541
Living in Pendleton

Housing in Pendleton

$302K▲ 3.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pendleton home is worth about $302,000, up 3.1% in a year, 39% below the Oregon typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market12
Sale-to-list100.5%
Sold in May15
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Safety in Pendleton

D

Safety Grade D

Pendleton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Pendleton 3.8
Oregon 3.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Pendleton 20.7
Oregon 21.8
U.S. 15.5
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2worse than OR

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

St. Anthony HospitalPendleton · 0.4 mi · ER · rural critical access
Mirasol Family Health CenterHermiston · 26.5 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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B−

School Grade B-

The public schools Pendleton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#35Best public schoolsof 121 in OR
DistrictPendleton SD 16Schools8

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