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Bingen is a tiny town of 652 people in Klickitat County, Washington. It's about 58 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $443k and rent runs about $1k a month.
652people
$443kTypical home
$1,105/moRent
84° / 43°Summer / winter
18"Snow
226Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 652
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,048 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Portland, OR
- 58 mi to Portland, OR
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $443k (≈$2,796/mo)
- Median rent $1,105/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,213 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to PDX airport
- 55 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 82 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Klickitat County: R+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High 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.