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Barberton is a big small town of 8,668 people in Clark County, Washington. It's about 12 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $647k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,668people
$647kTypical home
$1,913/moRent
79° / 46°Summer / winter
1"Snow
176Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,668
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,998 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Portland, OR
- 12 mi to Portland, OR
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $647k (≈$4,082/mo)
- Median rent $1,913/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 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 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PDX airport
- 9 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,012 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 474 bars within 25 mi
- 811 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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