About Rainier
Set in the northern part of Oregon, Rainier is a small town counting 1,932 people who proudly call it home.
Rainier holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.08 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 474 residents per square mile.
📰 Rainier News Today
- Rainier Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- The ghosts of Trojan: 5 ways Oregon’s only nuclear plant still haunts the Northwest - Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB · May 21
- Fred E. Bell Obituary Mar 21, 2020 Wood Funeral Home & Crematory · Feb 9
- Fire sinks 2 boats and burns dock along Columbia River at Rainier KPTV · Apr 5
- Rainier museum awarded Oregon Heritage Excellence Award Your Oregon News · Apr 29
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Rainier Unique
- Positioned in northern 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 6 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Rainier
- Cole's Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Cornerstone Cafe (café)
- Don Pedro's — mexican
- El Tapatio — mexican
- Hillclimb Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Hometown Pizza — pizza
- Luigi's Pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rainier
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Rainier
- Hudson Park Elementary School
- Rainier Jr/Sr High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateOregon
TypeCity
Population (2024)1,932
Rank in state#125 of 240
Land area4.08 sq mi
Density474/sq mi
Coordinates46.0714, -122.9414