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Astoria is a big small town of 10,109 people in Clatsop County, Oregon. It's about 41 miles from Longview, WA and 72 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 48°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $445k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,109people
$445kTypical home
$1,239/moRent
68° / 48°Summer / winter
1"Snow
169Sunny days
195Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,109
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,655 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Portland, OR
- 41 mi to Longview, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $445k (≈$2,805/mo)
- Median rent $1,239/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 195 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (297 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,529 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to OLM airport
- 72 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- Right on the coast
- 205 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clatsop County: D+11 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 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
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk