OR area data
Helix, OR
Helix, OR.
Population: 608 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 623.5 (+0.5% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $140,000
- Median list price
- $264,500
- Median days on market
- 41 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 94.0%
- Active listings
- 1
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,558/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,026/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 101.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.70/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- coldWave, iceStorm, winterWeather, drought, heatWave
- FEMA flood zone
- A02
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 36.8 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 42
- Days with Good air quality
- 259
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 5.0 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Whitman Mission National Historic Site (18 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Compressor Station Number 8 Airport (10 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton (PDT) (15 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -5 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,938
- Median annual property tax
- $2,535
- Households with broadband internet
- 80.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 25,997
- Average weekly wage
- $949
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Agriculture, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 183
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