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45.24° N · 121.28° W · GEOID 4157875

Pine Hollow

Wasco County, Oregon · part of the The Dalles, OR metro

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

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The short answer

Pine Hollow is home to 561 people. Median household income is $53,750 a year and median rent is $1,008 a month, 22.5% 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 $273,900, about 5.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,008
26% below the median place
Median household income
$53,750
33% below the median place
Median home value
$273,900
14% 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 Pine Hollow

  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 83 Oregon places.
  • 57% of homes stand vacant, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 65 Oregon places.
  • The median resident is 63.9 years old, older than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 104 Oregon places.
  • 97% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 104 Oregon places.
  • 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 95% of places its size.
01

Moving to Pine Hollow

Wasco County loses about 4.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,152
Moved out1,249
Net−97

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$68K
Leavers$58K

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

Who moves here
10.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Wasco County report $67,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$40,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,008 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,500 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $273,900.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 7.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Hudson, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
10.9%
89% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$57,813
18% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
-4.8
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePine HollowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year110.9%89% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.0%3% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-4.8below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$67,6034% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$57,81318% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 57.1%, above the median place (median 7.1%).

Pine Hollow22.5%
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
$40,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.5%
10% above the median place
Home price to income
5.1x
34% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$41,900
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
57.1%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
97.0%
46% above the median place
Median year built1
1993
1% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasurePine HollowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,00826% below
Rent to income122.5%10% above
Property tax rate10.8%13% below
Home price to income15.1x34% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,6041% below
HUD area median income3County figure$91,80014% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,16434% below
Median home value1$273,90014% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure1.6%49% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure41.8%19% below
Homeownership197.0%46% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure46.2%9% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,50020% below
Vacant homes157.1%above (median 7.1%)
Median year built119931% above
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%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$53,750
33% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePine HollowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$53,75033% below
Income per person1$33,39617% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure$58,52511% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.2%14% below
Jobs5County figure11,53292% below
Poverty rate1County figure11.6%8% above
Mean commute1County figure19 min24% below
Works from home1County figure7.9%37% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 63.9, 64% above the median place.

Median age1
63.9
64% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
79.8%
14% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
11.0%
66% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasurePine HollowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15616646th largest
Median age163.964% above
Bachelor's or higher111.0%66% below
High school or higher177.7%16% below
Household size12.116% below
Born abroad1County figure9.9%12% above
No health insurance1County figure8.5%33% above
Homes with broadband179.8%14% below
05

Life in Pine Hollow

33 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars27.1 +30%
Shops39.2 +29%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.9 +20%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.2 −5%
Child care centers4.1 +78%

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

Child care centers per 10k7
4.1
78% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
27.1
30% above the median place
Shops per 10k7
39.2
29% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasurePine HollowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure1122% above
Public school students9County figure3,40730% below
Students per teacher9County figure17.010% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure27.130% above
Shops per 10k7County figure39.229% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.920% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure19.25% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure4.178% above
National Register listings8County figure33154% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 4.7, 94% 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 Pine Hollow. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk11
4.7
94% below the median place
Median air quality index12
25
42% below the median place
Heat wave risk11
42.6
53% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasurePine HollowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure83°F4% below
January average low10County figure27°F6% above
Average temperature10County figure49°F11% below
Annual precipitation10County figure20.3 in54% below
Natural hazard risk11County figure67.827% below
Tornado risk11County figure4.794% below
Wildfire risk11County figure98.160% above
Heat wave risk11County figure42.653% below
Median air quality index12County figure2542% below
Good air days12County figure86.3%26% above
08

Pine Hollow 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$53,750 (2024)$67,500$57,000 to $79,500+3.8%
Median home value$273,900 (2024)$400,000$290,000 to $551,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 5.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.1 now.

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

09

Places like Pine Hollow

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

PlaceRentIncome
Hudson, FL$1,044$51,513Compare
Fort Mohave, AZ$1,010$64,815Compare
Fortuna Foothills, AZ$1,141$60,474Compare
Zephyrhills West, FL$1,127$51,992Compare
Zephyrhills West, FLFortuna Foothills, AZFort Mohave, AZHudson, FLPine Hollow, ORPine HollowHudsonFort MohaveFortuna FoothillsZephyrhills WestPine HollowHudsonFort MohaveFortuna FoothillsZephyrhills West

Common questions

Is Pine Hollow a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 83 Oregon places. 57% of homes stand vacant, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 65 Oregon places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Pine Hollow expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $273,900.

What salary do you need to live in Pine Hollow?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $40,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Pine Hollow?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hudson, FL, Fort Mohave, AZ, Fortuna Foothills, AZ and Zephyrhills West, FL.

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 Pine Hollow with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Pine Hollow itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/pine-hollow-oregon

Citytistics. “Pine Hollow, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/pine-hollow-oregon/

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