About Vale
Set in the eastern part of Oregon, Vale is a small town counting 2,057 people who proudly call it home.
Vale holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.17 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,758 residents per square mile.
📰 Vale News Today
- Emergency Public Land Closure for Vale District Big Grass Fire August 8, 2026 Bureau of Land Management (.gov) · Aug 8
- Vale High School (OR) Football MaxPreps · Aug 6
- Lytle Fire burns 6,500 acres in eastern Oregon near Vale, forces evacuations centraloregondaily.com · Jul 15
- Mushroom to grow: 45-acre mushroom farm listed for sale boisedev.com · Jul 30
- Vale Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Vale Unique
- Positioned in eastern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Oregon — one of 426 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Vale
- Cafe (café)
- Starlite Cafe (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Stone House Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Vale
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Vale
- Vale Elementary School
- Vale High School
- Vale Middle School
- Willowcreek Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateOregon
TypeCity
Population (2024)2,057
Rank in state#122 of 240
Land area1.17 sq mi
Density1,758/sq mi
Coordinates43.9840, -117.2422