Echo, Oregon

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Down 1.6% since 2020.

    625

    people, the 186th-largest of Oregon's cities and towns.

    Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Oregon's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

  2. The workday

    9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

    94.1%

    of 101 jobs located in Echo are filled by in-commuters.

    Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

  3. Rent

    Median rent is up 42% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

    $994

    a month. Oregon's median is $1,525.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. The seam

    Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $391.

    A $391 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Umatilla County.

    • $844 Tract 9504
    • $1,235 Tract 9508

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  5. Room to build

    The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

    $741–$1,112

    is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

    • $994 median

    Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

  6. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 99% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  7. Units needed

    Closing the gap would add 0–0.5% to the 197 homes here.

    0–1

    is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

    Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

  8. Home value

    A median home costs 64% less than Oregon's.

    $173,100

    median home value in Echo.

    • $173,100 Echo
    • $477,600 Oregon
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

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