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45.61° N · 118.80° W · GEOID 4131115

Green Meadows

Umatilla County, Oregon · part of the Hermiston, OR metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_household_income, median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Green Meadows is home to 584 people. Median household income is $67,728 a year and median rent is $997 a month, 17.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $311,900, about 4.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$997
27% below the median place
Median household income
$67,728
16% below the median place
Median home value
$311,900
2% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Green Meadows

  • 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 104 Oregon places.
  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 102 Oregon places.
  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 101 Oregon places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 83 Oregon places.
  • Households average 3.12 people, larger than in 92% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 104 Oregon places.
01

Moving to Green Meadows

Umatilla County loses about 1.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,673
Moved out2,764
Net−91

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Oregon, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OregonOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$50K
Leavers$56K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Umatilla County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.3% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Umatilla County report $50,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $55,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$39,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $997 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,538 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $311,900.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Lakewood, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in6
$50,372
29% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$55,908
20% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.0%
31% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGreen MeadowsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.0%31% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.3%34% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-1.5150% below
Income of households moving in6County figure$50,37229% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$55,90820% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 100.0%, 51% above the median place.

Green Meadows17.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$39,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.7%
13% below the median place
Home price to income
4.6x
21% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$56,000
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
100.0%
51% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,538
36% above the median place
Median year built1
1973
0% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureGreen MeadowsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$99727% below
Rent to income117.7%13% below
Property tax rate10.8%10% below
Home price to income14.6x21% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,13130% below
HUD area median income3County figure$78,40027% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$2,55722% below
Median home value1$311,9002% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.3%67% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure48.3%6% below
Homeownership1100.0%51% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure43.9%13% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,53836% above
Vacant homes1County figure10.8%54% above
Median year built119730% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGreen MeadowsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$67,72816% below
Income per person1$48,20620% above
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure$59,61310% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure7.2%95% above
Jobs5County figure32,97878% below
Poverty rate1County figure11.8%9% above
Mean commute1County figure19 min23% below
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Household size1
3.1
25% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureGreen MeadowsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15846646th largest
Median age1County figure36.95% below
Bachelor's or higher160.0%87% above
High school or higher1County figure84.2%9% below
Household size13.125% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure6.7%5% above
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Green Meadows

44 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.4 −7%
Shops28.8 −5%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.3 −44%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.9 −31%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
2.3
44% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
13.9
31% below the median place
Public schools9
35
289% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureGreen MeadowsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure35289% above
Public school students9County figure13,143168% above
Students per teacher9County figure16.36% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure19.47% below
Shops per 10k7County figure28.85% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.344% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure13.931% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.013% below
National Register listings8County figure44238% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 13.0, 84% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Green Meadows. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk11
13.0
84% below the median place
Annual precipitation10
20.7 in
53% below the median place
Wildfire risk11
96.2
57% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureGreen MeadowsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure84°F3% below
January average low10County figure27°F6% above
Average temperature10County figure49°F11% below
Annual precipitation10County figure20.7 in53% below
Natural hazard risk11County figure82.311% below
Tornado risk11County figure13.084% below
Wildfire risk11County figure96.257% above
Heat wave risk11County figure86.64% below
Median air quality index12County figure415% below
Good air days12County figure71.2%4% above
08

Green Meadows in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$121,750 (2024)$153,500$129,500 to $181,500+3.9%
Median home value$311,900 (2024)$445,000$323,000 to $613,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Green Meadows

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Lakewood, OH$1,070$68,954Compare
Coralville, IA$1,057$69,144Compare
Cleveland Heights, OH$1,216$72,826Compare
Savoy, IL$1,003$91,966Compare
Savoy, ILCleveland Heights, OHCoralville, IALakewood, OHGreen Meadows, ORGreen MeadowsLakewoodCoralvilleCleveland HeightsSavoyGreen MeadowsLakewoodCoralvilleCleveland HeightsSavoy

Common questions

Is Green Meadows a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 104 Oregon places. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 102 Oregon places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Green Meadows expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $311,900.

What salary do you need to live in Green Meadows?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $39,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Green Meadows?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lakewood, OH, Coralville, IA, Cleveland Heights, OH and Savoy, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Green Meadows with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Green Meadows itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/green-meadows-oregon

Citytistics. “Green Meadows, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/green-meadows-oregon/

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