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Battle Ground is a small city of 21,886 people in Clark County, Washington. It's about 17 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 $485k and rent runs about $2k a month.
21,886people
$485kTypical home
$1,576/moRent
79° / 46°Summer / winter
1"Snow
176Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,886
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,520 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Portland, OR
- 17 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $485k (≈$3,059/mo)
- Median rent $1,576/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 179 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
- Very low violent crime (162 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (831 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PDX airport
- 13 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,810 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 445 bars within 25 mi
- 721 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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