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Amboy is a small town of 1,692 people in Clark County, Washington. It's about 27 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $574k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,692people
$574kTypical home
$1,748/moRent
78° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,692
- Part of a metro area
- About 170 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Portland, OR
- 27 mi to Portland, OR
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $574k (≈$3,620/mo)
- Median rent $1,748/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (416 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,254 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PDX airport
- 23 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 551 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 234 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: D+7 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.