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Bay Center is a tiny town of 206 people in Pacific County, Washington. It's about 57 miles from Longview, WA and 98 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 48°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $543k and rent runs about $1k a month.
206people
$543kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
69° / 48°Summer / winter
1"Snow
169Sunny days
208Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 206
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 219 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Portland, OR
- 57 mi to Longview, WA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $543k (≈$3,424/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°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
- 208 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
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to OLM airport
- 96 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 66 ft
- Right on the coast
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Washington districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pacific County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.