Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 638, settled in 1878.
Dufur’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, below both Oregon’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Balch Hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places. Dufur has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 336 in 1900, 632 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dufur, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Dufur.
Dufur’s FEMA risk score is 97 of 100, above both the Oregon town median (64 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). One flood insurance claim has been paid in Dufur since 1996.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Dufur SD 29. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Dufur School, with 352 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dufur SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 352 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Most working residents leave Dufur for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Dufur has added 55 jobs, to 150 in 2023. The top destinations are The Dalles (17%), Portland (7%) and Maupin (6%).
| Dufur | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $89,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Dufur has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 27° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Dufur home is worth about $414,000, up 4% in a year, 16% below the Oregon typical home. 78% of households own their home in Dufur.
| Dufur | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 78% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,256 a month | $1,414 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dufur beats the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 29% of Dufur adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Dufur | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Dufur | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 75.5% | 71.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Dufur’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Dufur | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dufur City Park | 0.1 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dufur. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi MountainMount Hood
37 mi Canyon & gorgeColumbia River Gorge
20 mi MuseumMaryhill Museum of Art
29 mi National forestMount Hood National Forest27 mi Ski areaMt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort94 runs · 2,775 ft vertical30 mi Ski areaTimberline Lodge Ski Area62 runs · 4,505 ft verticalMount Hood: Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory., Public domain · Columbia River Gorge: Hux, Public domain · Maryhill Museum of Art: Cacophony, CC BY 3.0 · Mount Hood National Forest: Andy Barrett (User:Big Smooth), CC BY 2.5
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dufur
About 8 of every 100 Dufur residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
Where Dufur’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Oregon, United States
Dufur is a city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dufur had a population of 632. It is a farming community where wheat, tree fruit, and grapes are important crops.
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Dufur has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
