Umatilla, OR: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Umatilla (, YOO-mə-TIL-ə) is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Umatilla had a population of 7,363. The city's population includes approximately 2,000 inmates incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution. Umatilla is part of the Pendleton-Hermiston micropolitan area, but has the highest poverty rate (24%) and lowest Median Household Income ($38,796) of all communities in the area, trailing neighboring Hermiston in household income by nearly 23%. The city is on the south side of the Columbia River along U.S. Route 730 and I-82. The Umatilla Chemical Depot, is 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the city, northwest of the intersection of I-84 and I-82.

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How Umatilla ranks

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#3Lowest depression in OR #7Most affordable in OR #7Highest graduation rate in OR All OR rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code97882

Area code541

Living in Umatilla

Housing in Umatilla

$295K▲ 2.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Umatilla home is worth about $295,000, up 2.5% in a year, 40% below the Oregon typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market104

Sale-to-list99.5%

Sold in May13

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Safety in Umatilla

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Umatilla reports less crime per resident than 51% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Umatilla 1.5

Oregon 3.2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Umatilla 7.9

Oregon 21.8

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Umatilla

C

Health Grade C

Healthier than 34% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Oregon

6better than OR·10worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 10 are too close to call.

Conditions 6▲ 6 close Habits 3▼ 1 close Care 6▼ 1 close Mind 1▼ 2 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

5.4%Fewer adults who have had cancerOR 8.9% · better 21.6%Fewer adults with depressionOR 27.1% · better 17.9%More uninsured adultsOR 8.5% · worse

Care nearby

Good Shepherd Medical CenterHermiston · 5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Mirasol Family Health CenterHermiston · 5.1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Umatilla

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A

School Grade A

The public schools Umatilla’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictUmatilla SD 6RSchools3

McNary Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 642 students Clara Brownell Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 342 students Umatilla High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 466 students

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.