Grass Valley

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Grass Valley

Total population

261

Median home value

$109,400

24.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$62,366

Grass Valley$62k

National$74k

Weather72°F · Partly Sunny

Coordinates45.36°, -120.78°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Grass Valley is a city in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Grass Valley had a population of 149.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Grass Valley, OR from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Oregon

• Moro
  9 mi away
• Wasco
  16.6 mi away
• Dufur
  17.9 mi away
• Maupin
  19.7 mi away
• Tygh Valley
  20.4 mi away
• Biggs Junction
  21.2 mi away
• Rufus
  22.9 mi away
• The Dalles
  24.3 mi away
• Shaniko
  24.6 mi away
• Pine Hollow
  25.7 mi away
• Wamic
  26.4 mi away
• Chenoweth
  28.1 mi away

Browse all places in Oregon →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Grass Valley

Economic characteristics of farms producing grass seed in Oregon's Willamette Valley

Frank S. Conklin · 1973

The economics of grass seed production in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Edgar A. Hyer · 1950

Cost and returns of grass seed production in Oregon's Willamette Valley, 1959 to 1975

Frank S. Conklin · 1976

The Cowboy's Christmas Plan

Shanna Hatfield · 2011

Grass seed acreage response to policies concerning field burning

Larry J. Giardina · 1980

Seed losses in harvesting some grass and legume crops in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, 1953-1954

Leonard M. Klein · 1961

Burning grass seed fields in Oregon's Willamette valley

Frank S. Conklin · 1989

Pulping characteristics of Willamette Valley grass straws

W. J. Bublitz · 1974

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire 0567 LITTLE BUCK, Wasco, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 23 mi
• Wildfire 8 MILE, Wasco, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-24 · 24 mi
• Wildfire GRASSHOPPER, Wasco, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 36 mi
• Wildfire Ruggs, Morrow, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-31 · 54 mi
• Wildfire Beachcomb, Jefferson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 55 mi
• Wildfire 0658 ROUND BUTTE, Jefferson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 57 mi
• Wildfire Bench, Jefferson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 57 mi
• Wildfire Austin Non-Stat, Clackamas, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 61 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Seen 2026-08-07

Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis

Seen 2026-07-23

Confusing Petrophila

Petrophila confusalis

Seen 2026-07-21

smooth sumac

Rhus glabra

Seen 2026-07-10

branching phacelia

Phacelia ramosissima

Seen 2026-07-08

Coastal Lip Fern

Myriopteris intertexta

Seen 2026-07-08

Giant Blazingstar

Mentzelia laevicaulis

Seen 2026-07-08

tree-of-heaven

Ailanthus altissima

Seen 2026-06-26

western poison ivy

Toxicodendron rydbergii

Seen 2026-06-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).