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Camas is a small city of 27,007 people in Clark County, Washington. It's about 12 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $712k and rent runs about $2k a month.
27,007people
$712kTypical home
$2,090/moRent
79° / 43°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,007
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,904 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Portland, OR
- 12 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $712k (≈$4,488/mo)
- Median rent $2,090/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k)
- Low property crime (888 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 45% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PDX airport
- 8 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 702 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,058 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 479 bars within 25 mi
- 819 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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