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Chinook is a tiny town of 541 people in Pacific County, Washington. It's about 48 miles from Longview, WA and 80 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $352k and rent runs about $1k a month.
541people
$352kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
67° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
169Sunny days
205Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 541
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 537 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Portland, OR
- 48 mi to Longview, WA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $352k (≈$2,220/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 67°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 205 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 53
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to OLM airport
- 80 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 205 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Washington districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 66 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.