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Brush Prairie is a small town of 2,526 people in Clark County, Washington. It's about 14 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $568k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,526people
$568kTypical home
$1,682/moRent
79° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,526
- Part of a metro area
- About 329 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Portland, OR
- 14 mi to Portland, OR
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $568k (≈$3,582/mo)
- Median rent $1,682/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 179 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" 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 50
- 16% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PDX airport
- 10 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,988 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 474 bars within 25 mi
- 800 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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