Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in Oregon
Average annual snowfall by county, deepest first. Snow is the cost nobody budgets for: removal, roof load, the shorter life of a driveway that freezes and thaws all winter, and the heating demand in the column beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year. Counties with no measurable snowfall in the normals are left out rather than listed as zero.
Oregon ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klamath County | 61.0" | 7,365 | $1,968 |
| 2 | Hood River County | 53.9" | 6,379 | $4,096 |
| 3 | Crook County | 30.5" | 6,248 | $3,108 |
| 4 | Lake County | 30.5" | 6,248 | $1,712 |
| 5 | Gilliam County | 25.5" | 6,178 | $1,342 |
| 6 | Sherman County | 16.6" | 6,219 | $1,634 |
| 7 | Umatilla County | 15.7" | 5,340 | $2,037 |
| 8 | Jefferson County | 14.1" | 6,185 | $2,560 |
| 9 | Morrow County | 12.8" | 5,380 | $1,817 |
| 10 | Grant County | 9.6" | 6,866 | $1,773 |
| 11 | Polk County | 9.6" | 5,303 | $3,153 |
| 12 | Union County | 9.4" | 6,132 | $2,047 |
| 13 | Benton County | 5.3" | 5,668 | $3,644 |
| 14 | Clackamas County | 5.0" | 5,625 | $4,280 |
| 15 | Jackson County | 3.4" | 4,203 | $2,989 |
| 16 | Washington County | 2.7" | 5,027 | $4,141 |
| 17 | Columbia County | 1.1" | 5,772 | $2,922 |
| 18 | Lane County | 0.6" | 4,484 | $2,993 |
| 19 | Coos County | 0.2" | 4,315 | $2,308 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 0.1" | 5,238 | $2,928 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Snowiest Counties across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Oregon