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Clatskanie is a small town of 2,364 people in Columbia County, Oregon. It's about 12 miles from Longview, WA and 47 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $364k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,364people
$364kTypical home
$1,017/moRent
75° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
169Sunny days
192Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,364
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,818 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Portland, OR
- 12 mi to Longview, WA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $364k (≈$2,295/mo)
- Median rent $1,017/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 192 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to PDX airport
- 46 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 13 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+14 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 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